![]() ![]() Last night my brain was crammed with lofty thoughts on the subject and for that matter, on every other subject. ![]() Ten thousand words on any theme from Tin-tacks to Tomatoes would have been easy to me. This morning I have only one word in my brain, and I cannot get rid of it. Teralbay is not a word which one uses much in ordinary life. Rearrange the letters, however, and it becomes such a word. A friend no, I can call him a friend no longer a person gave me this collection of letters as I was going to bed and challenged me to make a proper word of it. He added that Lord Melbourne this, he alleged, is a well-known historical fact Lord Melbourne had given this word to Queen Victoria once, and it had kept her awake the whole night.Īfter this, one could not be so disloyal as to solve it at once. For two hours or so, therefore, I merely toyed with it. Whenever I seemed to be getting warm I hurriedly thought of something else. This quixotic loyalty has been the undoing of me my chances of a solution have slipped by, and I am beginning to fear that they will never return. While this is the case, the only word I can write about is Teralbay. Teralbay what does it make? There are two ways of solving a problem of this sort. The first is to waggle your eyes and see what you get. If you do this, words like “alterably” and “laboratory” emerge, which a little thought shows you to be wrong. You may then waggle your eyes again, look at it upside down or sideways, or stalk it carefully from the southwest and plunge upon it suddenly when it is not ready for you. In this way it may be surprised into giving up its secret. This will take a long time, but victory is certain.īut if you find that it cannot be captured by strategy or assault, then there is only one way of taking it. There are eight letters in Teralbay and two of them are the same, so that there must be 181,440 ways of writing the letters out. This may not be obvious to you at once you may have thought that it was only 181,439 but you may take my word for it that I am right. (Wait a moment while I work it out again…. Well, now suppose that you put down a new order of letters such as “raytable” every six seconds, which is very easy going, and suppose that you can spare an hour a day for it then by the 303rd day a year hence, if you rest on Sundays you are bound to have reached a solution.īut perhaps this is not playing the game. This, I am sure, is not what Queen Victoria did. And now I think of it, history does not tell us what she did do, beyond that she passed a sleepless night. ![]() (And that she still liked Melbourne afterwards which is surprising.) Did she ever guess it? Or did Lord Melbourne have to tell her in the morning, and did she say, “Why, of course!” I expect so. Or did Lord Melbourne say, “I’m awfully sorry, madam, but I find I put a ‘y’ in too many?” But no history could not have remained silent over such a tragedy as that. When I die “Teralbay” will be written on my heart. While I live it shall be my telegraphic address. I shall patent a breakfast food called “Teralbay” I shall say “Teralbay!” when I miss a 2-ft. putt the Teralbay carnation will catch your eye at the Temple show. ![]() I shall write anonymous letters over the name. This edition is printed on premium acid-free paper.“Fly at once all is discovered Teralbay.” Yes, that would look rather well. Every child should have this masterpiece of children's literature in their collection. Included in this collection are many unforgettable tales, such as Pooh becoming stuck in a hole, Pooh and Piglet trying to catch a Woozle and a Heffalump, Eeyore's adventures losing his tail, and Christopher Robin's quest to find the North Pole. Their antics and simple words of wisdom appeal to adults and children of all ages. Winnie-the-Pooh and his friends Piglet, Eeyore, Owl, and Rabbit, are kind, inclusive, lovable, comical, and uncomplicated. Very few children's stories or characters have had the universal and continuing appeal enjoyed by this gentle and unassuming bear and his kind and understanding friends. This endearing and timeless children's collection has been translated into dozens of languages, including Latin and Esperanto, and has inspired countless adaptations, toys, and products. Based upon tales Milne made up for his own son, the real-life Christopher Robin, the stories in "Winnie-the-Pooh" follow the titular bear and his many friends in their adventures in the Hundred Acre Wood. Milne's "Winnie-the- Pooh" is the first full volume of stories about one of literature's most beloved and enduring characters. ![]()
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