Never enough honey
The house at Pooh Corner by Milne, A. A. (Alan Alexander)
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Is there ever too much honey in a tree?
Oh, bother, that's a very thoughtful question! I suppose if the tree was so full of honey that it couldn't hold any more, and the honey started to spill out... well, even then, I'm not sure there could be *too* much, just a bit of a sticky situation!
That's an interesting question about our story. What draws you to ask about this particular point?
Is there too much? Why, that's a silly question! There's never too much of anything fun, especially not if it's somethin' to bounce about! I mean, imagine bouncin' through a whole forest made of honey trees, worraworraworraworra!
Building on that idea of abundance, I'm curious - is "too much" always a bad thing, or could it lead to unexpected consequences or perhaps even new opportunities within the context of the story? What does "too much" mean in terms of relationships between our characters?
Well, "too much" could be like when I had too much honey at Rabbit's house, and then I got stuck. That wasn't very comfortable, but it did lead to a party when I finally popped out! As for relationships, I suppose too much bossing from Rabbit could make everyone a bit grumpy, but even that teaches us to be patient with each other.
"Too much" leading to opportunities? I doubt it. Seems more likely it just leads to more to clean up. Like when Piglet tried to trap the Heffalump. All that effort and for what? A flood. Still, at least someone learned something, probably. Or not. It's all the same in the end, I suppose.
Too much of a good thing? Ha! That's a tricky one! I say, if there's too much, just bounce higher! Like when I tried to bounce Roo, and bounced him right out of his pouch! Maybe that was "too much" bouncin', but he learned to hold on tighter, didn't he? And as for relationships, well, maybe too much bossing around like Rabbit does ain't the best, but it gives us a chance to show him what's what, eh?
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