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Do come in and have some milk and cookies with us, I was just going to give Roo some.  We had heard as the others have that you were in the Wood and visiting all the friends of Pooh.  We hope that you have found it enjoyable so far.

Let me tell you a little about us.  I am Kanga, mother of Roo, we live just to the North West of Rabbit's house, and just to the North East of Pooh's house in the
100 Aker Wood.   We are new arrivals here, and have been looked upon in an uncertain manner, as the folks of the wood have not seen anyone like us before.

I carry Roo in my pouch, which is like a very large pocket (Kangaroos do this)

Roo, is a dear joey(baby kangaroo) he is quite small for his age., and is full of mischief and fun.  He gets up to all sorts of tricks, and just loves to play in the sand pit outside, just above Rabbit's house.  Tigger is his favorite play companion, , they bounce together and play lots of games.  Roo also plays  Pooh Sticks with the others, they all love that game.

Now what  was I doing?  Oh, yes, getting some milk, this is Roo's favorite, he does not like extract of malt too much though.

I am forever telling Roo that"Now, now Roo, you mustn't do that dear" and he always replies "But Moma!"  he is such a playful child, I am always busy with him.  You know I have trouble getting him to do things.  There was this time when we had been .....no I will let Mr Milne tell it......first a few family pictures.
from Chapter Seven:  Winnie-the-Pooh
In which Kanga and Baby Roo come to the Forest,
and Piglet has a bath

......Kanga and Roo were spending a quiet afternoon in a sandy part of the Forest.  Baby Roo was practising very small jumps in the sand, and falling down mouse holes and climbing out of them, and Kanga was fidgeting about and saying "Just one more jump, dear, and then we must go home."  And at that moment who should come stumping up the hill but Pooh...........

"I am looking, Roo, dear," said Kanga rather severely.  "And you know what I told you yesterday about making faces.  If you go on making faces like Piglet's, you will grow up to look like Piglet - and then think how sorry you will be.  Now then, into the bath, and don't let me have to speak to you about it again." 

Before he knew where he was, Piglet was in the bath nd Kanga was scrubbing him firmly with a large lathery flannel.
"Ow!" cried Piglet. "Let me out! I'm Piglet!"  "Don't open your mouth, dear, or the soap does in," said Kanga.  "There!!  What did I tell you!"..........

"Now," said Kanga, "there's your medicine, and then bed."  "W-w-what medicine?" said Piglet.  "To make you grow big and strong dear.  You don't want to grow up small and weak like Piglet, do you?  Well then!"

At that moment there was a knock at the door.  "Come in." said Kanga, and in came Christopher Robin.
"Christopher Robin, Christopher Robin! " cried Piglet.  "Tell Kanga who I am!  She keeps saying I'm Roo.  I'm not Roo, am I?"
Christopher Robin looked at him very carefully, and shook his head.  "You can't be Roo," he said "because I've just seen Roo playing at Rabbit's house."
"Well!" said Kanga/  "Fancy that!  Fancy my making a mistake like that."
"There you are!"  said Piglet.  "I told you so.  I'm Piglet."
Christopher Robin shook his head again.
"Oh, you're not Piglet," he said.  "I know Piglet well, and he's quite a different colour.".............

"I knew it wasn't Piglet," said Kanga.  "I wonder who it can be."
"Perhaps it's some relation of Pooh's" said Christopher Robin.  "What about a nephew or an uncle or something?"
Kanga, agreed that this was probably what it was, and said that they would have to call it by some name.
"I shall call it Pootel," said Christopher Robin.  "Henry Pootel for short."
And jsut when it was decided, Henry Pootel wriggled out of Kanga's arms and jumped to the ground.  To his great joy Christopher Robin had left the door open.  Never had Henry Pootel Piglet run so fast.........

So Kanga and Roo stayed in the Forest.  And every Tuesday Roo spent the day with his great friend Rabbit, and every Tuesday Kanga spent the day woth her great friend Pooh, teaching him to jump, and every Tuesday Piglet spent the day with his great friend Christopher Robin.

SO THEY WERE ALL HAPPY AGAIN.

                                                                                          
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