Silly Old Bear
26 Jul 2011 Leave a Comment
Winnie-the-Pooh
I took myself back to the 100 Acre Woods today to visit an old group of friends. A dopey-eyed donkey, a wise owl, a nervous piglet, a cuddly kangaroo and her son, the only Tigger there is, a good-hearted but irritable rabbit, but most of all-a “tubby little chubby all stuffed with fluff.” As they searched for Eyeore’s tail and avoided the Bakson, I relaxed in their funny, odd good humor. In the 100 acre woods, there’s no worry about economies, or debt ceilings, or the latest celebrity overdose, or wars, or diets, or jobs, or anything scarier than a red-haired blue-furred monster that likes to rearrange things to mix you up.
Winnie-the-Pooh had a very important thing to do today which was he put his friend’s need before his growling and rumbling tummy that was in desperate need for some honey. I tried to watch it from they eyes of a little kid-like when I very first met the yellow-colored bear as a young girl. I laughed at the silly little jokes and took delight in when Pooh would talk directly to the narrator. I giggled when I remembered that the words had a habit of falling out of their place and being a direct part of the story. I smiled with love when Tigger first sang his own theme song…
A wonderful thing is a Tigger;
A Tigger’s a wonderful thing.
Their tops are made out of rubber,
their bottoms are made out of spring
They’re bouncy, bouncy, bouncy, bouncy,
fun, fun, fun, fun, fun,
The most wonderful thing
about Tiggers is:
I’m the only one!
as he tried to turn Eyeore into Tigger 2. And Eyeore…I have an Eyeore somewhere. I have a special fondness for Eyeore…I always want to give him a hug.
Going to this movie today made me realize just how much I miss being a child. A time when you didn’t have to worry about anything more than which toy you were going to play with. There were no responsibilities…no bills to pay, food to buy, issues to vote on, money to be earned. Just the simple joy of happiness, and knowing everything was taken care of for you.
I can’t wait until my next little visit.
Until then,
B
