Sora decides to return to the 100 Acre Wood with another torn page. He enters, finding
a swing hanging from a stout tree near a river. He sees Pooh and Piglet on the bridge
overlooking the river
Piglet: Look, Pooh. Something is floating this way.
Pooh: I think you’re right, Piglet. What could it be?
A gray donkey floats slowly along the current of the river, a glum expression on its
face
Pooh (waving): Why, it looks like Eeyore! Hello, Eeyore,
if it is you.
He floats toward the bridge
Eeyore: Hello, Pooh. Yes, it’s me. Could you pull me out? That is, if
it’s not too much trouble. Of course, you don’t have to if you don’t want to.
He drifts under the bridge and Sora jumps in to get him. They meet on the riverbank
with Pooh and Piglet
Eeyore: Thank you, Pooh. Thank you, other you. You know, floating
along out there, it seemed like something was missing...
Piglet runs behind Eeyore
Eeyore: And something’s still missing.
Piglet: Why, Eeyore’s tail is gone! Is that what’s missing?
Eeyore looks behind him
Eeyore: Let’s see... Yep, lost it again. Wonder where it went this
time. It’s not much of a tail, though I’m sort of attached to it. But I don’t know why
anybody’d look for it. Probably won’t find it anyway...
Pooh: Sora, why don’t we all look for Eeyore’s tail?
Owl: Lost something?
Owl flies in from above
Owl: Searching from a high place is the quickest way to find it!
Sora: Owl, can you fly up high and help us find Eeyore’s tail?
Owl: Sorry, but my eyes aren’t what they used to be. Too much
reading, you know. But I can offer good advice! Of course, you don’t have to if you
don’t want to. See that swing up there? Take Pooh there.
He motions toward the tree at the top of a hill
Owl: You’re a bit too big for the swing, but Pooh should fit nicely.
I’ll tell you more when you get there.
He flies away. Sora leads Pooh up the hill to the swing, where Owl is perched on the
branch above them. Pooh gets on the swing
Owl: Here’s what to do. First, get ready to push.
Sora: How?
Owl: Like this.
Owl demonstrates
Sora: Like this?
Sora pushes the swing gently
Sora: How’s this?
Owl: Not bad, not bad! Here’s the next step. If you time it right,
Pooh will swing higher and higher. Try it! Push too soon, Pooh won’t go any higher. Push
too late, he’ll go too high.
With Owl’s help, Sora pushes Pooh on the swing, tossing him into the air so he can
search for Eeyore’s tail from high above. He lands right in front of Rabbit on a house
made of sticks, knocking Eeyore over. Pooh stands up and Eeyore sees something under the
pile of sticks
Eeyore: Hm? That looks familiar...
Sora repins Eeyore’s tail onto him
Pooh: How’s it looking?
Sora: There we go.
Eeyore swings his tail around
Eeyore: It’s not much of a tail, but it’s mine. Thanks,
everyone.
Pooh: I wish we could put the Hundred Acre Wood back the way it was,
too!
Owl sits on the branch of the tree, waving a wing. Pooh’s words make Sora more
determined to find the rest of the book’s torn pages.