Lines and squares

Whenever I walk in a London street,
I'm ever so careful to watch my feet;
And I keep in the squares,
And the masses of bears,
Who wait at the corners all ready to eat
The sillies who tread on the lines of the street
Go back to their lairs,
And I say to them, "Bears,
Just look how I'm walking in all the squares!"

And the little bears growl to each other, "He's mine,
As soon as he's silly and steps on a line."
And some of the bigger bears try to pretend
That they came round the corner to look for a friend;
And they try to pretend that nobody cares
Whether you walk on the lines or squares.
But only the sillies believe their talk;
It's ever so portant how you walk.
And it's ever so jolly to call out, "Bears,
Just watch me walking in all the squares!"

Alan Alexander Milne

Our French teacher asked us ages ago to find a poem written by a famous author of our country. Couldn't think what to do, so have been avoiding the subject since before Christmas, but suddenly thought of AA Milne..this is a lovely poem. I have never read it before but it so reminds me of when I was a child!!

Now to get it translated into French (by internet!) then to write a bit about the author in French (by me!)