Winnie-the-Pooh A. A. Milne

Some of the stories in Winnie-the-Pooh were adapted by Milne from previous published writings in Punch, St. Nicholas Magazine, Vanity Fair and other periodicals.[3] The first chapter, for instance, was adapted from "The Wrong Sort of Bees", a story published in the London Evening News in its issue for Christmas Eve 1925.[4] Classics scholar Ross Kilpatrick contended in 1998 that Milne adapted the first chapter from "Teddy Bear's Bee Tree", published in 1912 in Babes in the Woods by Charles G. D. Roberts.[5][6]

The stories in the book can be read independently. The plots do not carry over between stories (with the exception of Stories 9 and 10).

1. "In Which We Are Introduced to Winnie the Pooh and Some Bees and the Stories Begin":
   • Winnie-the-Pooh is out of honey, so he tries to climb a tree to get some, but falls off, bouncing on branches on his way down. He meets with his friend Christopher Robin and floats up with a balloon of Christopher's, only to discover they are not the right sort of bees for honey. Christopher then shoots the balloon with his gun, letting Pooh slowly float back down.
2. "In Which Pooh Goes Visiting and Gets into a Tight Place":
   • Pooh visits Rabbit, but eats so much while in Rabbit's house that he gets stuck in Rabbit's door on the way out. Christopher Robin reads him a book for a week and, having not had any meals, Pooh is slim enough to be pulled out by Christopher, Rabbit, and Rabbit's friends and extended family.
3. "In Which Pooh and Piglet Go Hunting and Nearly Catch a Woozle":
   • After it snows Pooh and Piglet track increasing numbers of footsteps round and round a stand of trees believing it is an aggressive creature. However, when Christopher Robin points it out Pooh and Piglet realize that they are following their own footsteps.
4. "In Which Eeyore Loses a Tail and Pooh Finds One":
   • Pooh sets out to find Eeyore's missing tail, and visits Owl's place. Owl suggests putting up posters and offering a reward, before asking what Pooh thinks about his bell-rope. They realize that Owl has taken Eeyore's tail by accident and Christopher Robin nails it back on.
5. "In Which Piglet Meets a Heffalump":
   • Piglet and Pooh try to trap a Heffalump, using honey as a bait, but Pooh ends up getting stuck in the hole himself with the honey jar on his head. Piglet is convinced that Pooh is a Heffalump and calls Christopher Robin, who quickly realizes it is Pooh and laughs.
6. "In Which Eeyore has a Birthday and Gets Two Presents":
   • Pooh feels bad that no one has gotten Eeyore anything for his birthday, so he and Piglet try their best to get him presents. Piglet accidentally pops Eeyore's balloon and Pooh brings Eeyore a honey jar which Owl has written Happy Birthday on. Eeyore ends up being happy with this present.
7. "In Which Kanga and Baby Roo Come to the Forest and Piglet Has a Bath":
   • Rabbit convinces Pooh and Piglet to try to kidnap newcomer Baby Roo to convince newcomer Kanga to leave the forest. They switch Roo for Piglet and Kanga pretends to mistake Piglet for Roo and makes him take a cold bath. Christopher Robin eventually points out the mistake she has made. Kanga and Roo decide to continue living in the forest.
8. "In Which Christopher Robin Leads an Expotition to the North Pole":
   • Christopher Robin and all of the animals in the forest go on a quest to find the North Pole in the Hundred Acre Wood. Roo falls into the river and Pooh helps him out using a pole. Christopher Robin announces Pooh has found the North Pole and puts a sign down dedicated to him.
9. "In Which Piglet Is Entirely Surrounded by Water":
   • Piglet is trapped in his home by a flood, so he sends a message out in a bottle in hope of rescue. Pooh stays at home, eventually runs out of honey, and then uses the empty jars as a makeshift boat. After Pooh meets Christopher Robin, they set off in a boat made of an umbrella named The Brain of Pooh and the pair rescue Piglet.
10. "In Which Christopher Robin Gives Pooh a Party and We Say Goodbye":
    • Christopher Robin gives Pooh a party for helping to rescue Piglet during the flood. Pooh gets a pencil case as a present. The author then promises to tell Christopher Robin more stories later.