I might have known,” said Eeyore. “After all, one can’t complain. I have my friends. Somebody spoke to me only yesterday. And was it last week or the week before that Rabbit bumped into me and said ‘Bother!’. The Social Round. Always something going on.
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- Author's profession: Author
- Nationality: english
- Born: January 18, 1882
- Died: January 31, 1956
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