By A.A. Milne.
When he put it like this, you saw how it was, and you aimed very carefully at the balloon, and fired. “Ow!” said Pooh. “Did I miss?” you asked. “You didn’t exactly miss,” said Pooh, “but you missed the balloon.”
— Christopher Robin rescues Pooh Winnie-the-Pooh, p. 16
“Is anybody at home?” There was a sudden scuffling noise from inside the hole, and then silence. “What I said was, `Is anybody at home?'” called out Pooh very loudly. “No!” said a voice; and then added, “You needn’t shout so loud. I heard you quite well the first time.” “Bother!” said Pooh. “Isn’t there anybody here at all?” “Nobody.”
— Pooh looks for Rabbit Winnie-the-Pooh, p. 20
Pooh always liked a little something at eleven o’clock in the morning, and he was very glad to see Rabbit getting out the plates and mugs; and when Rabbit said, “Honey or condensed milk with your bread?” he was so excited that he said, “Both,” and then, so as not to seem greedy, he added, “But don’t bother about the bread, please.”
— Pooh exercises restraint Winnie-the-Pooh, p. 23
Next to his house was a piece of broken board which had: “TRESPASSERS W” on it. When Christopher Robin asked Piglet what it meant he said it was his grandfather’s name, and had been in the family for a long time. Christopher Robin said you couldn’t be called Trespassers W, and Piglet said you could, because his grandfather was, and it was short for Trespassers Will, which was short for Trespassers William.
— A strange sort of name Winnie-the-Pooh, p. 30
“Tracks,” said Piglet. “Paw-marks.” He gave a squeak of excitement. “Oh, Pooh! Do you think it’s a — a — a Woozle?”
— “Sometimes it is, and sometimes it isn’t” Winnie-the-Pooh, p. 32
Sometimes he thought sadly to himself, “Why?” and sometimes he thought, “Wherefore?” and sometimes he thought, “Inasmuch as which?” — and sometimes he didn’t quite know what he was thinking about.
— Eeyore confuses himself Winnie-the-Pooh, p. 39
PLES RING IF AN RNSER IS REQIRD. PLEZ CNOK IF AN RNSR IS NOT REQID.
— Owl’s sign Winnie-the-Pooh, p. 43
“Well,” said Owl, “the customary procedure in such cases is as follows.” “What does Crustimoney Proseedcake mean?” said Pooh. “For I am a Bear of Very Little Brain, and long words Bother me.” “It means the Thing to Do.”
— Pooh’s confession Winnie-the-Pooh, p. 45
For some time now Pooh had been saying “Yes” and “No” in turn, with his eyes shut, to all that Owl was saying, and having said, “Yes, yes,” last time, he said, “No, not at all,” now, without really knowing what Owl was talking about.
— Pooh loses concentration Winnie-the-Pooh, p. 46
“Handsome bell-rope, isn’t it?” said Owl. Pooh nodded. “It reminds me of something,” he said, “but I can’t think what. Where did you get it?” “I just came across it in the Forest. It was hanging over a bush, and I thought at first somebody lived there, so I rang it, and nothing happened, and then I rang it again very loudly, and it came off in my hand, and as nobody seemed to want it, I took it home and —” “Owl,” said Pooh solemnly, “you made a mistake. Somebody did want it.”
— Pooh finds Eeyore’s tail Winnie-the-Pooh, p. 47
Where should they dig the Very Deep Pit? Piglet said that the best place would be somewhere where a Heffalump was, just before he fell into it, only about a foot further on.
— Obviously a deep thinker Winnie-the-Pooh, p. 54
“Help, help!” cried Piglet, “a Heffalump, a Horrible Heffalump!” and he scampered off as hard as he could, still crying out, “Help, help, a Herrible Hoffalump! Hoff, Hoff, a Hellible Horralump! Holl, Holl, a Hoffable Hellerump!”
— Piglet panics Winnie-the-Pooh, p. 62
“Look at the birthday cake. Candles and pink sugar.” Pooh looked — first to the right and then to the left. “Presents?” said Pooh. “Birthday cake?” said Pooh. “Where?” “Can’t you see them?” “No,” said Pooh. “Neither can I,” said Eeyore. “Joke,” he explained. “Ha ha!”
— Eeyore’s droll humour Winnie-the-Pooh, p. 68
It’s a good spelling but it Wobbles, and the letters get in the wrong places.
— Pooh explains his problem with spelling Winnie-the-Pooh, p. 73
HIPY PAPY BTHUTHDTH THUTHDA
BTHUTHDY.
Pooh looked on admiringly.
“I’m just saying A Happy Birthday'," said Owl carelessly. "It's a nice long one," said Pooh, very much impressed by it. "Well, _actually_, of course, I'm saying A Very Happy birthday with
love from Pooh,’ Naturally it takes a good deal of pencil to say a
long thing like that.”
— Owl, signwriter Winnie-the-Pooh, p. 74
BANG!!!???***!!! Piglet lay there, wondering what had happened. At first he thought that the whole world had blown up; and then he thought that perhaps only the Forest part of it had; and then he thought that perhaps only he had, and he was now alone in the moon or somewhere, and would never see Christopher Robin or Pooh or Eeyore again. And then he thought, “Well, even if I’m in the moon, I needn’t be face downwards all the time,” so he got cautiously up and looked about him.
— Piglet bangs a balloon Winnie-the-Pooh, p. 75
“It goes in!” “So it does!” said Piglet. “And it comes out!” “Doesn’t it?” said Eeyore. “It goes in and out like anything.”
— Fun with balloons and pots Winnie-the-Pooh, p. 79
“The best way would be to steal Baby Roo and hide him, and then when
Kanga says, Where's Baby Roo?' we say, Aha!'”
“Aha!” said Pooh, practising. “_Aha! Aha! … Of course,” he
went on, “we could say `Aha!’ even if we hadn’t stolen Baby Roo.”
— Good point Pooh Winnie-the-Pooh, p. 83
“_Aha!_' means We’ll tell you where Baby Roo is, if you promise to
go away from the Forest and never come back.’ Now don’t talk while
I think.”
Pooh went into a corner and tried to saying `Aha!’ in that sort of
voice. Sometimes it seemed to him that it did mean what Rabbit
said, and sometimes it seemed to him that it didn’t. “I suppose
it’s just practice,” he thought.
— “Aha” really means all that? Winnie-the-Pooh, p. 84
“There’s just one thing,” said Piglet, fidgeting a bit. “I was talking to Christopher Robin, and he said that a Kanga was Generally Regarded as One of the Fiercer Animals. I am not frightened of Fierce Animals in the ordinary way, but it is well known that if One of the Fiercer Animals is Deprived of Its Young, it becomes as fierce as Two of the Fiercer Animals. In which case `Aha!’ is perhaps a foolish thing to say.”
— the fears of a Very Small Animal Winnie-the-Pooh, p. 84
“I can see a bird in it from here,” said Pooh. “Or is it a fish?”
— Pooh diverts Kanga’s attention to a tree Winnie-the-Pooh, p. 91
this take “If is shall really to flying I never it.”
— Piglet experiences flight Winnie-the-Pooh, p. 93
“Aha!” said Piglet, as well as he could after his Terrifying Journey. But it wasn’t a very good “Aha!” and Kanga didn’t seem to understand what it meant.
— When things Go Wrong Winnie-the-Pooh, p. 94
If you go on making faces like Piglet’s, you will grow up to look like Piglet—and then think how sorry you will be.
— Kanga tells it like it is Winnie-the-Pooh, p. 95
“Don’t open the mouth, dear, or the soap goes in,” said Kanga. “There! What did I tell you?”
— Kanga bathes Piglet Winnie-the-Pooh, p. 95
Never had Henry Pootel Piglet run so fast as he ran then, and he didn’t stop running until he had got quite close to his house. But when he was a hundred yards away he stopped running, and rolled the rest of the way home, so as to get his own nice comfortable colour again…
— Piglet escapes from Kanga Winnie-the-Pooh, p. 97
“What is the North Pole?” he asked. “It’s just a thing you discover,” said Christopher Robin carelessly, not being quite sure himself.
— Pooh asks a difficult question Winnie-the-Pooh, p. 101
“Hallo, Rabbit,” he said, “is that you?” “Let’s pretend it isn’t,” said Rabbit, “and see what happens.”
— Pooh meets Rabbit Winnie-the-Pooh, p. 102
“An Ambush,” said Owl, “is a sort of Surprise.” “So is a gorse-bush sometimes,” said Pooh.
— What sort of Prize? Winnie-the-Pooh, p. 107
“It doesn’t do them any Good, you know, sitting on them,” he went on, as he looked up munching. “Takes all the Life out of them. Remember that another time, all of you. A little Consideration, a little Thought for Others, makes all the difference.”
— Pooh sits on Eeyore’s thistle Winnie-the-Pooh, p. 109
“I don’t hold with all this washing,” grumbled Eeyore. “This modern Behind-the-ears nonsense.”
— The rituals of modern society Winnie-the-Pooh, p. 110
“Pooh,” he said, “where did you find that pole?” Pooh looked at the pole in his hands. “I just found it,” he said. “I thought it ought to be useful. I just picked it up.” “Pooh,” said Christopher Robin solemnly, “the Expedition is over. You have found the North Pole!”
— Pooh finds the North Pole Winnie-the-Pooh, p. 113
NorTH PoLE DISCovERED By PooH PooH FouND IT
— To give credit where credit is due Winnie-the-Pooh, p. 116
“It’s a little Anxious,” he said to himself, “to be a Very Small
Animal Entirely Surrounded by Water.”
– Piglet frets
Winnie-the-Pooh, p. 118
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Pooh hasn’t much Brain, but he never comes to any harm. He does silly
things and they turn out right.
— Piglet on Pooh Winnie-the-Pooh, p. 118
There’s Owl. Owl hasn’t exactly got Brain, but he Knows Things.
— Piglet on Owl Winnie-the-Pooh, p. 118
HELP! PIGLIT (ME) and on the other side: IT’S ME PIGLIT, HELP HELP!
— Piglet’s message in a bottle Winnie-the-Pooh, p. 120
“Sometimes it’s a Boat, and sometimes it’s more of an Accident. It all depends.” “Depends on what?” “On whether I’m on the top of it or underneath it.”
— Pooh explains his boat to Christopher Robin Winnie-the-Pooh, p. 129
“Eeyore,” said Owl, “Christopher Robin is giving a party.” “Very interesting,” said Eeyore. “I suppose they will be sending me down the odd bits which got trodden on. Kind and Thoughtful. Not at all, don’t mention it.”
— Eeyore is invited to a party Winnie-the-Pooh, p. 137
There were pencils in it marked “B” for Bear, and pencils marked “HB” for Helping Bear, and pencils marked “BB” for Brave Bear.
— But what about 2B? Winnie-the-Pooh, p. 143
“Nearly eleven o’clock,” said Pooh happily. “You’re just in time for a little smackerel of something,” and he put his head into the cupboard.
— The perfect host The House at Pooh Corner, p. 3
… only grey fluff that’s blown into their heads by mistake …
— Eeyore explains why the others Can’t Think The House at Pooh Corner, p. 10
“Hallo!” said Pooh, in case there was anything outside. “Hallo!” said Whatever-it-was. “Oh!” said Pooh. “Hallo!” “Hallo!” “Oh, there you are!” said Pooh. “Hallo!” “Hallo!” said the Strange Animal, wondering how long this was going on. Pooh was just going to say “Hallo!” for the fourth time when he thought that he wouldn’t, so he said, “Who is it?” instead. “Me,” said a voice. “Oh!” said Pooh.
— Pooh meets Tigger The House at Pooh Corner, p. 20
“Tiggers don’t like honey.” “Oh!” said Pooh, and tried to make it sound Sad and Regretful. “I thought they liked everything.” “Everything except honey,” said Tigger.
— The obliging guest The House at Pooh Corner, p. 22
“Hallo, Pooh,” said Piglet. “Hallo, Piglet. This is Tigger.” “Oh, is it?” said Piglet, and he edged round to the other side of the table. “I thought Tiggers were smaller than that.” “Not the big ones,” said Tigger.
— Piglet meets Tigger The House at Pooh Corner, p. 23
After a long munching noise he said: “Ee-ers o i a-ors.” And when Pooh and Piglet said “What?” he said “Skoos ee,” and went outside for a moment. When he came back he said firmly: “Tiggers don’t like haycorns.” “But you said they liked everything except honey,” said Pooh. “Everything except honey and haycorns,” explained Tigger.
— Tigger tries haycorns The House at Pooh Corner, p. 24
“Hallo, Eeyore!” said Pooh. “This is Tigger.” “What is?” said Eeyore. “This,” explained Pooh and Piglet together, and Tigger smiled his happiest smile and said nothing. Eeyore walked all round Tigger one way, and then turned and walked all round him the other way. “What did you say it was?” he asked. “Tigger.” “Ah!” said Eeyore. “He’s just come,” explained Piglet. “Ah!” said Eeyore again. He thought for a long time and then said: “When is he going?”
— Eeyore exercises tact The House at Pooh Corner, p. 26
So he took a large mouthful, and he gave a large crunch. “Ow!” said Tigger. He sat down and put his paw in his mouth. “What’s the matter?” asked Pooh. “Hot!” mumbled Tigger.
— Tigger tries thistles The House at Pooh Corner, p. 27
But whatever his weight in pounds, shillings and ounces, He always seems bigger because of his bounces.
“And that’s the whole poem,” he said. “Do you like it, Piglet?” “All except the shillings,” said Piglet. “I don’t think they ought to be there.” “They wanted to come in after the pounds,” explained Pooh, “so I let them. It is the best way to write poetry, letting things come.”
— Pooh, poet The House at Pooh Corner, p. 29
“Shall I look, too?” said Pooh, who was beginning to feel a little eleven o’clockish. And he found a small tin of condensed milk, and something seemed to tell him that Tiggers didn’t like this, so he took it into a corner by itself, and went with it to see that nobody interrupted it.
— Pooh considers others The House at Pooh Corner, p. 32
So Tigger came closer, and he leant over the back of Roo’s chair, and suddenly he put out his tongue, and took one large golollop, and, with a sudden jump of surprise, Kanga said, “Oh!” and then clutched at the spoon again just as it was disappearing, and pulled it safely back out of Tigger’s mouth. But the Extract of Malt had gone.
— “So that’s what Tiggers like!” The House at Pooh Corner, p. 34
ORDER OF LOOKING FOR THINGS
- Special Place. (To find Piglet.)
- Piglet. (To find who Small is.)
- Small. (To find Small.)
- Rabbit. (To tell him I’ve found Small.)
- Small Again. (To tell him I’ve found Rabbit.)
— Pooh Plans Ahead The House at Pooh Corner, p. 39
The next moment the day became very bothering indeed, because Pooh was so busy not look where he was going that he stepped on a piece of Forest which had been left out by mistake; and he only just had time to think to himself: “I’m flying. What Owl does. I wonder how you stop —” when he stopped.
— Pooh goes flying The House at Pooh Corner, p. 40
Bump! “Ow!” squeaked something. “That’s funny,” though Pooh. “I said `Ow!’ without really oo’ing.”
— Pooh falls onto Piglet The House at Pooh Corner, p. 40
“Pooh!” squeaked the voice. “It’s Piglet!” cried Pooh eagerly. “Where are you?” “Underneath,” said Piglet in an underneath sort of way. “Underneath what?” “You,” squeaked Piglet. “Get up!”
— Things become clearer The House at Pooh Corner, p. 40
“Oh!” said Pooh, and scrambled up as quickly as he could. “Did I fall on you, Piglet?” “You fell on me,” said Piglet, feeling himself all over. “I didn’t mean to,” said Pooh sorrowfully. “I didn’t mean to be underneath,” said Piglet sadly.
— Well that’s all right then The House at Pooh Corner, p. 41
POOH (who wasn’t going to be there, but we find we can’t do without him): “Oh Piglet, how brave and clever you are!”
— Piglet dreams a happy dream The House at Pooh Corner, p. 45
Small’s real name was Very Small Beetle, but he was called Small for short, when he was spoken to at all, which hardly ever happened except when somebody said: “Really, Small!”
— Small, one of Rabbit’s friends-and-relations The House at Pooh Corner, p. 45
He uses short, easy words, like What about lunch?' and Help
yourself Pooh.’
— Pooh explains why he likes Rabbit The House at Pooh Corner, p. 55
… Pooh said, “Let’s go and see Kanga and Roo and Tigger,” and Piglet said, “Y-yes. L-lets” — because he was still a little anxious about Tigger, who was a very Bouncy Animal, with a way of saying How-do-you-do, which always left your ears full of sand, even after Kanga had said, “Gently, Tigger dear,” and had helped you up again.
— The hazards of Being Small The House at Pooh Corner, p. 58
“Can they fly?” asked Roo. “Yes,” said Tigger, “they’re very good flyers, Tiggers are. Strornry good flyers.”
— The Things Tiggers Can Do The House at Pooh Corner, p. 59
“Oo, Tigger,” he said excitedly, “are we at the top?” “No,” said Tigger. “Are we going to the top?” “No,” said Tigger. “Oh!” said Roo rather sadly. And then he went on hopefully: “That was a lovely bit just now, when you pretended we were going to fall-bump-to-the-bottom and we didn’t. Will you do that bit again?” “NO,” said Tigger.
— Touchy, Tigger, Touchy! The House at Pooh Corner, p. 62
“Is it One of the Fiercer Animals?” he said, looking the other way. Pooh nodded. “It’s a Jagular,” he said. “What do Jagulars do?” asked Piglet, hoping that they wouldn’t.
— Piglet’s inquiring mind The House at Pooh Corner, p. 63
“How did you get there, Roo?” asked Piglet. “On Tigger’s back! And Tiggers can’t climb downwards, because their tails get in the way, only upwards, and Tigger forgot about that when we started, and he’s only just remembered. So we’ve got to stay here for ever and ever — unless we go higher. What did you say Tigger? Oh, Tigger says if we go higher we shan’t be able to see Piglet’s house so well, so we’re going to stop here.”
— Roo Explains Things The House at Pooh Corner, p. 65
“I thought,” said Piglet earnestly, “that if Eeyore stood at the bottom of the tree, and if Pooh stood on Eeyore’s back, and if I stood on Pooh’s shoulders —” “And if Eeyore’s back snapped suddenly, then we could all laugh. Ha ha! Amusing in a quiet way,” say Eeyore, “but not really helpful.” “Well,” said Piglet meekly, “I thought —” “Would it break your back, Eeyore?” asked Pooh, very much surprised. “That’s what would be so interesting, Pooh. Not being sure till afterwards.”
— Piglet’s plan for rescuing Tigger and Roo The House at Pooh Corner, p. 66
“Oh Eeyore!” cried Christopher Robin. “Are you hurt?” And he felt him rather anxiously, and dusted him and helped him to stand again. Eeyore said nothing for a long time. And then he said: “Is Tigger there?” Tigger was there, feeling Bouncy again already. “Yes,” said Christopher Robin. “Tigger’s here.” “Well just thank him once for me,” said Eeyore.
— Tigger falls on Eeyore The House at Pooh Corner, p. 70
There are days when spelling Tuesday simply doesn’t count.
— Rabbit’s philosophy The House at Pooh Corner, p. 73
GON OUT BACKSON BISY BACKSON C.R.
— * The House at Pooh Corner, p. 75*
Christopher Robin has gone out somewhere with Backson. He and Backson are busy together. Have you seen a Backson anywhere about in the Forest lately?
— Owl poses the question The House at Pooh Corner, p. 78
Well, the point is, have you seen a Spotted or Herbaceous Backson in the Forest, at all?
— Rabbit questions Pooh The House at Pooh Corner, p. 80
“Have you seen Piglet?” “Yes,” said Pooh. “I suppose that isn’t any good either?” he asked meekly. “Well, it depends if he saw anything.” “He saw me,” said Pooh.
— Pooh tells The Whole Truth The House at Pooh Corner, p. 80
I’ll give you three guesses, Rabbit. Digging holes in the ground? Wrong. Leaping from branch to branch of a young oak-tree? Wrong. Waiting for somebody to help me out of the river? Right. Give Rabbit time, and he’ll always get the answer.
— Eeyore explains why he’s floating in the river The House at Pooh Corner, p. 94
“I’ve got a sort of idea,” said Pooh at last, “but I don’t suppose it’s a very good one.” “I don’t suppose it is either,” said Eeyore.
— Pooh tries to help The House at Pooh Corner, p. 95
Pooh dropped his stone. There was a loud splash, and Eeyore disappeared…
— Rescuing Eeyore The House at Pooh Corner, p. 97
“Oh, Eeyore, you are wet!” said Piglet, feeling him. Eeyore shook himself, and asked somebody to explain to Piglet what happened when you had been inside a river for quite a long time.
— Piglet tries making conversation The House at Pooh Corner, p. 98
“I was BOUNCED,” said Eeyore.
— Eeyore explains how he fell in the river The House at Pooh Corner, p. 99
“You bounced me,” said Eeyore gruffly. “I didn’t really. I had a cough, and I happened to be behind Eeyore, and I said `Grrrr — oppp — ptschschschz.'” “Why?” said Rabbit, helping Piglet up, and dusting him. “It’s all right, Piglet.” “It took me by surprise,” said Piglet nervously.
— Tigger defends himself The House at Pooh Corner, p. 101
“Pooh,” said Piglet reproachfully, “haven’t you been listening to what Rabbit was saying?” “I listened, but I had a small piece of fluff in my ear. Could you say it again, please, Rabbit?”
— A likely story The House at Pooh Corner, p. 108
“Tiggers never go on being Sad,” explained Rabbit. “They get over it with Astonishing Rapidity.”
— Stashonishing what? The House at Pooh Corner, p. 110
“I think not to-day, dear. Another day.” “To-morrow?” said Roo hopefully. “We’ll see,” said Kanga. “You’re always seeing, and nothing every happens,” said Roo sadly.
— The story of my life… The House at Pooh Corner, p. 112
Pooh looked at his two paws. He knew that one of them was the right, and he knew that when you had decided which one of them was the right, then the other one was the left, but he never could remember how to begin.
— Pooh foncuses left and right The House at Pooh Corner, p. 116
“It’s a funny thing about Tiggers,” whispered Tigger to Roo, “how Tiggers never get lost.” “Why don’t they, Tigger?” “They just don’t,” explained Tigger. “That’s how it is.”
— Not much of an explanation The House at Pooh Corner, p. 119
“Rabbit’s clever,” said Pooh thoughtfully. “Yes,” said Piglet, “Rabbit’s clever.” “And he has Brain.” “Yes,” said Piglet, “Rabbit has Brain.” There was a long silence. “I suppose,” said Pooh, “that that’s why he never understands anything.”
— Those who have and have not The House at Pooh Corner, p. 127
“Supposing a tree fell down, Pooh, when we were underneath it?” “Supposing it didn’t,” said Pooh after careful thought.
— A philosophical retort The House at Pooh Corner, p. 130
“Could you fly up to the letter-box with Piglet on your back?” he asked. “No,” said Piglet quickly. “He couldn’t.”
— Maybe not, Pooh The House at Pooh Corner, p. 138
“And there Piglet is,” said Owl. “If the string doesn’t break.” “Supposing it does?” asked Piglet, really wanting to know. “Then we try another piece of string.” This was not very comforting to Piglet, because however many pieces of string they tried pulling up with, it would always be the same him coming down; but still, it did seem the only thing to do.
— Be Brave, Little Piglet The House at Pooh Corner, p. 139
“Not conversing,” said Eeyore. “Not first one and then the other.
You said Hallo' and Flashed Past. I saw your tail a hundred yards up the hill as I was meditating my reply. I _had_ thought of saying What?’ — but of, [sic] course, it was then too late.”
“Well, I was in a hurry.”
“No Give and Take,” Eeyore went on. “No Exchange of Thought.
`Hallo — What’ — I mean, it gets you nowhere, particularly if
the other person’s tail is only just in sight for the second half of
the conversation.”
— Eeyore complains to Rabbit The House at Pooh Corner, p. 147
“If anyone wants to clap,” said Eeyore when he had read this, “now is the time to do it.” They all clapped. “Thank you,” said Eeyore. “Unexpected and gratifying, if a little lacking in Smack.”
— Eeyore reads him poem The House at Pooh Corner, p. 163
“Well,” said Pooh, “what I like best —” and then he had to stop and think. Because although Eating Honey was a very good thing to do, there was a moment just before you began to eat it which was better than when you were, but he didn’t know what it was called.
— Christopher Robin asks what Pooh likes doing best The House at Pooh Corner, p. 168
What I like best in the world is Me and Piglet going to see You,
and You saying, What about a little something?' and Me saying, Well, I shouldn’t mind a little something, should you, Piglet,’ and
it being a hummy sort of day outside, and birds singing.
— Christopher Robin asks what Pooh likes doing best The House at Pooh Corner, p. 169