Eeyore has a birthday and gets two presents

Vocabulary

devoted |dɪˈvəʊtɪd| вірний

to taste |teɪst| пробувати

to congratulate |kən
ˈɡrætjʊleɪt| вітати

miserable |ˈmɪz(ə)rəb(ə)l|
пригнічений

damp |dæmp| вологий

to suppose |səˈpəʊz| припускати

to run along |rʌn əˈlɒŋ| тікати

Characters:

Storyteller

Winnie the Pooh

Christopher Robin

Piglet

Rabbit

Owl

Eeyore

Tiger

Scene 1
Storyteller: Everyone awoke in the Forest. It was summer and each animal was
happy about the usual warm summer morning. But not Eeyore, the grey donkey,
who was standing by the side of the stream. He was looking at himself in the
water, noticing nothing.

Eeyore: Morning, Eeyore. It is a usual summer morning, isn’t it? What are you
doing? Nothing? As I thought. By the way, what is there on the other side of the
stream? Nothing? As I thought. No better from that side. But nobody minds.
Nobody cares.

Storyteller: Suddenly he heard a crackling noise. Somebody was coming up to

him. In a few minutes Winnie the Pooh came out. He was very glad to see his
friend, the grey donkey.

Winnie the Pooh: Good morning, Eeyore. What a beautiful morning is, is not it?
How are you?

Eeyore: Good morning, Winnie. I suppose that this morning is lovely for you but
not for me.

Winnie the Pooh: Why, what’s the matter? What’s happened?

Eeyore: Why do you think so? Is anything the matter?

Winnie the Pooh: Sorry, but it seems to me that you look so sad.

Eeyore: Sad? Oh, no! Why should I be sad? Today is the happiest day of the year.
It’s my birthday.

Winnie the Pooh: Wow! Your birthday? Really?

Eeyore: Of course! Can’t you see? Look around. I’ve got a lot of presents from my
friends: balls, balloons, small and big toys, and a pair of roller-skates. Can you
imagine it?
Winnie the Pooh: Presents? Where? Eeyore, what are you talking about? There’s
nothing here.

Eeyore: Are you sure? Can’t you see them?

Winnie the Pooh: No, I can’t.

Eeyore: Neither can I.

Winnie the Pooh: Sorry, my friend, but is it really your birthday?

Eeyore: Yes, it is.

Winnie the Pooh: My congratulations! Many happy returns of the day, Eeyore.
Stay here, I’ll be in a few minutes.

Scene 2

Storyteller: Winnie the Pooh wanted his friend Eeyore be happy on such a great
day. He was sure he had to get Eeyore a present. So, Winnie hurried back home as
quickly as he could. When he got home he saw Piglet and Rabbit near the tree.

Winnie the Pooh: Hello, friends. What are you doing here?

Piglet: Oh, hello, Winnie.

Rabbit: Hello, Bear. Don’t you remember? We’re going to have lunch together.

Winnie the Pooh: Oh, that’s right. Sorry, friends, but we can’t have lunch today.
I’m so busy. I have to do something.

Piglet: Why are you so busy? What are you going to do?

Rabbit: Maybe, we’ll help you.

Winnie the Pooh: I’ve just seen Eeyore. He was very sad.

Rabbit: Winnie, you know that Eeyore is always sad.

Winnie the Pooh: No, it’s his birthday today and nobody knew about it.
Piglet: Really? I didn’t know… So, what are you going to do?

Winnie the Pooh: I want to get him some present.

Rabbit: It’s a good idea. What’s it like?

Winnie the Pooh: I don’t know. I’ll find something in my house.

Piglet: Look, Winnie there is a small jar of honey in the cupboard.

Winnie the Pooh: Right you are, Piglet. It’ll be a wonderful present. I’m giving this
to Eeyore.

Rabbit: Couldn’t we give it too? From all of us?

Winnie the Pooh: No, that would not be a good plan.

Piglet: Hmmm… All right, then, I’ll give him a balloon. There is one left from my
party. And what will you give to Eeyore, Rabbit?

Rabbit: I’ll give him the biggest carrot I have.

Winnie the Pooh: If so, Eeyore will be happy.

Piglet: Then I’ll go home to get the present. Rabbit, are you going too?

Rabbit: Of course, let’s go.

Scene 3

Storyteller: It was a warm day and Winnie had a long way to go. The smell of the
honey was so tasty that Winnie got hungry very much. He sat down, taking the top
off his jar of honey and began to it. And then, suddenly, he remembered that he
was going to Eeyore’s birthday. Looking inside the jar, Winnie was amused.

Winnie the Pooh: The jar is empty! What will I do? I must give Eeyore something.
Well, it’s a very nice pot. It can be used by Eeyore. He can keep different things in
it which can be very useful. But I have to write something on it. Something like
that “A Happy Birthday”. But who can write it?
Storyteller: And he remembered
that the only animal in the
Forest who could write was the
Wise Owl. So, he decided to go
to the Hundred Acre Wood
where she lived.

Winnie the Pooh: Good

morning, Owl. What are you
doing? Aren’t you busy? I need
your help.

Owl: Hello, Pooh. I’m having lunch with Tiger right now.

Tiger: Hello, Winnie. You are so serious. What’s happened?

Winnie the Pooh: Hello, Tiger. Many happy returns of Eeyore’s birthday.

Owl: Are you kidding, Bear?

Tiger: Really? Has he got a birthday today?

Winnie the Pooh: I’m not joking, friends. Eeyore is celebrating his birthday today.
And I want to give him this nice pot.

Tiger: Hmmm… Somebody has been keeping honey in it.

Winnie the Pooh: You can keep everything in it. Dear Owl, I want you to write “A
Happy Birthday” on it.

Owl: Really?

Winnie the Pooh: Of course, because my writing is awful. Spelling is good, you
know, but writing… By the way you are the only one who can write very well.

Tiger: Dear Owl, Winnie is right.

Owl: Ok, I’ll right what you’ve asked on it.

Storyteller: So, Winnie washed the pot out and dried it. The Owl took the pencil,
licked it and wrote:

HIPY PAPY BTHUTHDTH THUTHDA

BTHUTHDY.

Owl: I’m just saying “A Happy Birthday”.

Tiger: It’s a nice long one.

Winnie the Pooh: Right you are, Tiger.

Owl: Well, actually, of course, I’m saying “A Very Happy Birthday with love from
Pooh”.

Winnie the Pooh: Oh, I see.

Tiger: Looks great! By the way, Winnie, couldn’t we give this pot too?

Winnie the Pooh: No. That wouldn’t be a good plan.

Owl: Well, then I’ll give Eeyore a colored book with a lot of pictures. I think he’ll
like it.

Tiger: What should I do? I have to give something to him too. Hmmm… I’ll give a
box of colored pencils.

Winnie the Pooh: To my mind, Eeyore will be very glad getting such great
presents.

Scene 4

Storyteller: While all this was happening, Piglet went to his house to get Eeyore’s
balloon. He thought Eeyore would be very pleased getting such a great present. So,
Piglet was running along the path. He wanted to be the first to give a present. He
didn’t look where he was going… and suddenly he put his foot in a hole, and fell
down.
BANG!!!!!!!!!

Piglet: What was it? I’m here, in the Forest. I’m alive and… (looking around) … it
was the balloon! Oh, dear! What should I do? It’s too late to come back and I
haven’t got another balloon.

Storyteller: So, Piglet took a small piece

of damp rag and went, rather sadly now,
to the stream where Eeyore was
standing.

Piglet: Good morning, Eeyore. Many

happy returns of the day.

Eeyore: Good morning, Piglet. Are you

congratulating me? Can you repeat
please?

Piglet: Many happy returns of the day and I’ve brought you a present.

Eeyore: A present? For me?

Piglet: Of course, it was a balloon.

Eeyore: Was?

Piglet: I’m very sorry. When I was running to you, I fell down. And… And… I
burst the balloon.

Eeyore: My balloon?

Piglet: Yes, your red balloon.

Eeyore: My red balloon… My favorite color… Well… Well…

Storyteller: Piglet felt very miserable and he didn’t know what to say. Suddenly,
both of them heard a noise from the other side of the river, there were Rabbit,
Tiger, Winnie, Owl and Christopher Robin.
All: Many happy returns of the day, dear Eeyore.

Rabbit: I’ve brought you a little present. It’s the biggest carrot from my garden.

Owl: And I’ve brought a colored book with a lot of pictures.

Tiger: Eeyore, look here! I’ve brought a box of colored pencils for you.

Christopher Robin: Dear Eeyore. I’ve made this cake by myself. Look, it’s rather
big and believe me, it’s very tasty.

Eeyore: Wow! I’m so surprised. Thanks a lot, my dear friends.

Christopher Robin: By the way, Winnie also wants to congratulate you.

Winnie the Pooh: Of course. I’ve brought you a little present. It’s a pot. You can
keep here everything you want.

Eeyore: Great! I believe my red balloon will just go into that pot.

Christopher Robin: Oh, no, Eeyore. Balloons are too big to go into the pots.

Eeyore: Not mine. Look, Piglet!

Storyteller: Eeyore took the balloon and placed it carefully in the pot; picked it out
and put it on the ground.

Piglet: So it does! It goes in! And it goes out!

Eeyore: It’s the best birthday I’ve ever had. Thank you, my dear friends.

Christopher Robin: All is well that ends

well. Let’s eat the cake!

Storyteller: And all the friends tasted the

cake. Eeyore was so happy that he was
taking the balloon out and putting it back
again, as happy as could be. When he got
tired he thanked his devoted friends. Everyone was happy. But it’s not the end of
our story about the funny Bear who liked honey.

Task 1. True or false.

1. Eeyore, the grey donkey, lives in the forest.

2. Everybody knows about Eeyore’s birthday.
3. That day Eeyore has got
4. Winnie the Pooh gave him a jar of honey, Piglet gave him a ball and Rabbit
gave him a cabbage.
5. Christopher Robin made a cake .
6. Nobody congratulated the donkey.

Task 2. Unscramble the words.

Teligp __________ bbrait ____________

Oryeee _________ pheostchrei noirb ___________

Nnieiw het hopo _______________ Low ____________

Ertig ____________

Task 3. Fill in the missing words.

Miserable knew empty the biggest made congratulate

1. Eeyore felt so ____________.

2. Nobody __________ about Eeyore’s birthday.
3. Winnie’s jar was ________
4. It’s __________ carrot from Rabbit’s garden.
5. Christopher Robin ______ that cake by himself.
6. His friends _____________ him.

Task 4. Match the words.

Make back
Look lunch

Colored returns

Come at

Have a cake

Happy book

Task 5. Colour the picture.

1. Colour the bear yellow.

2. Colour the bear’s T-shirt red.
3. Colour the first balloon blue.
4. Colour the second balloon pink.
5. Colour the third balloon
purple.