“…and then he and Roo pushed each other about in a friendly way, and Tigger accidentally knocked over one or two chairs by accident, and Roo accidentally knocked over one on purpose, and Kanga said, "Now then, run along."”

—  A.A. Milne , book The House at Pooh Corner

Source: The House at Pooh Corner (1928), Chapter Seven.

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