Christopher Robin

Little boy kneels at the foot of the bed, droops on his little hands; little, gold head.

Shhhhhh. Whisper. Who dares?

Christopher Robin is saying his prayers.

"God bless mommy. I know that's right,

and wasn't it fun in the bath tonight!

The cold's so cold and the hot's so hot.

God bless daddy. I quite forgot.

If I open my eyes just a little bit more

I can see nanny's dressing gown on the door.

It's a beautiful blue (but it hasn't got a hood).

Mine has a hood, and I lie in bed, and I pull the hood

right over my head.

And I shut my eyes, and I crawl up small, and nobody

knows that I'm there at all.

Thank you, God, for a lovely day.

And what was the other I wanted to say?

I said bless daddy, so what could it be?

NOW I remember! God bless me!

Little boy kneels at the foot of the bed, droops on his little hands; little, gold head.

Shhhhhh. Whisper. Who dares?

Christopher Robin is saying his prayers.