Hi, All!   
      
      
   I recalled that long ago I read a book of Winnie-the-Pooh, and there have been   
   a mystery I cannot still understand.   
      
   -----Beginning of the citation-----   
       "Hallo, Pooh," he said. "How's things?"   
       "Terrible and Sad," said Pooh, "because Eeyore, who is a friend of   
   mine, has lost his tail. And he's Moping about it. So could you very   
   kindly tell me how to find it for him?"   
       "Well," said Owl, "the customary procedure in such cases is as   
   follows."   
       "What does Crustimoney Proseedcake mean?" said Pooh. "For I am a   
   Bear of Very Little Brain, and long words Bother me."   
       "It means the Thing to Do."   
       "As long as it means that, I don't mind," said Pooh humbly.   
       "The thing to do is as follows. First, Issue a Reward. Then--"   
       "Just a moment," said Pooh, holding up his paw. "What do we do to   
   this -- what you were saying? You sneezed just as you were going to tell   
   me."   
       "I didn't sneeze."   
       "Yes, you did, Owl."   
       "Excuse me, Pooh, I didn't. You can't sneeze without knowing it."   
       "Well, you can't know it without something having been sneezed."   
       "What I said was, 'First Issue a Reward'."   
       "You're doing it again," said Pooh sadly.   
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   Why, on Earth, Pooh said that Owl sneezed? ;-)   
      
   Bye,All!   
   Alexander   
   english_tutor 2015   
      
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