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Chapter 9.

In which Piglet is entirely surrounded by water.

It rained, and it rained, and it rained.

Piglet told himself that never in all his life, and he was, goodness knows, how old, three was it or four, never had he seen so much rain.

Days and days and days.

If only he thought, as he looked out of the window, I had been in Poo's house, or Christopher

Robin's house, or Rabbit's house, when it began to rain, then I should have had company

all this time, instead of being here all alone, with nothing to do except wonder when it

will stop.

And he imagined himself with Poo saying, did you ever see such rain, poo?

And Pooh saying, isn't it awful, Piglet?

And Piglet saying, I wonder how it is over Christopher Robbins' way.

And Pooh saying, I should think poor old Rabbit is about flooded out by this time.

It would have been jolly to talk like this.

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