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In the Winnie-the-Pooh books, Tigger is a hyperactive, self-confident tiger who bounces around the Hundred Acre Wood on his spring-like tail. For Hoff, Tigger’s bounce illustrates why people ought to understand their inner nature—when Tigger foolishly tries to travel in other ways (like flying and swimming), he gets stuck. After he unwittingly “bounces” Eeyore into the stream, Rabbit tries and fails to get rid of him.
Tigger Quotes in The Tao of Pooh
The The Tao of Pooh quotes below are all either spoken by Tigger or refer to Tigger. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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The Wise are Who They Are. They work with what they’ve got and do what they can do.
There are things about ourselves that we need to get rid of; there are things we need to change. But at the same time, we do not need to be too desperate, too ruthless, too combative. Along the way to usefulness and happiness, many of those things will change themselves, and the others can be worked on as we go. The first thing we need to do is recognize and trust our own Inner Nature, and not lose sight of it. For within the Ugly Duckling is the Swan, inside the Bouncy Tigger is the Rescuer who knows the Way, and in each of us is something Special, and that we need to keep.
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Tigger Character Timeline in The Tao of Pooh
The timeline below shows where the character Tigger appears in The Tao of Pooh. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Cottleston Pie
...has limitations, and wise people know theirs. But foolish people try to surpass their limits. Tigger illustrates this when he tells Roo that Tiggers can fly, swim, and climb trees—but then...
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...books: after Rabbit, Piglet, and Roo rescue Eeyore from the river, Eeyore claims that someone (Tigger) “BOUNCED” him into the water. To stop Tigger from bouncing again, Rabbit plans to abandon...
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The Pooh Way
...to open a pickle jar, but Pooh easily pops it open by twisting it naturally. Tigger wants to take a turn, but he tries too hard and shatters the jar. This...
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Bisy Backson
...Rabbit visits Hoff and explains that he’s been running around to visit Owl, Roo, and Tigger, looking for the Uncarved Block. Then he hurries off. Bisy Backsons are exhausting: they’re always...
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