Unbouncing Tigger, or The Defect of His Quality
I'm reading The Tao of Pooh , in which Benjamin Hoff uses the Winnie the Pooh stories to exemplify philosophical principles. And I'm reading Charlotte Mason's second volume, Parents and Children , which is a collection of articles she wrote for the parents' magazine her organization published. Tonight my Tao of Pooh reading came from chapter 4, "Cottleston Pie." One of the points of this chapter is that dealing with things As They Are is better than pretending things are Something They Are Not. Tigger comes up a lot. Hoff reminds us of Rabbit's plan to Unbounce Tigger. The plan failed, and one of Tigger's positive traits became obvious: he doesn't get lost. Tigger's bounciness distracted everyone, maybe even himself, from noticing his talents. And when Rabbit finally wins and forces Tigger to promise not to bounce, Tigger's whole character changes, and not for the better. Everyone misses the old cheery, bouncy Tigger, even if the...