"YOU SEEM so sad," says Winnie-the-Pooh to Eeyore. In A.A. Milne’s charming children’s stories—first collected into a book a century ago—the donkey has a gift for finding the cloud(乌云，喻指不幸) in any silver lining. In this particular instance, however, Eeyore is gloomy because it is his birthday and nobody has noticed. Pooh and Piglet try to make amends(弥补，补偿), but with their usual good-natured(善良本性的无能) incompetence offer subpar presents: a honeypot licked clean(舔干净) of honey and a burst(破裂的) balloon.
“你看起来好伤心，”小熊维尼对屹耳说。在一个世纪前首次结集出版的A·A·米尔恩的迷人儿童故事中，这头驴子擅长从每一线希望中找到乌云。不过，在这个特定情况下，屹耳之所以忧郁，是因为那天是他的生日，却没人注意到。维尼和小猪试图弥补，但以他们一贯的好心笨拙，送出了次品礼物：一个被舔得干干净净的蜂蜜罐和一个破气球。
Austin, Texas, does not much resemble the Hundred Acre Wood. But since 1964 its inhabitants(居民) have been trying to make up for(弥补) Pooh’s and Piglet’s performance(行为；表演). That year a group of literature students at the University of Texas, searching for an excuse to let off steam(释放压力) before their final exams, decided to throw Eeyore a birthday party. Except for a two-year pause for covid-19, Eeyore has been celebrated ever since, first in a small park, and for the past 52 at the larger Pease District Park.
德克萨斯州奥斯汀市与百亩林相去甚远。但自1964年以来，它的居民一直在试图弥补维尼和小猪的表现。那年，德克萨斯大学的一群文学专业学生，为了在期末考试前找个借口释放压力，决定为屹耳举办一场生日派对。除了因新冠疫情中断了两年外，屹耳从此年年被庆祝，最初在一个小公园，过去52年则是在更大的皮斯区公园。
Friends of the Forest, a group of volunteers, runs(运营，管理) the event and “everyone is invited” explains the group’s president, Heather Hampton. Admission is free and the local vendors selling food, craft beer and assorted(各式各样的) trinkets keep their proceeds(收入，收益). Any tips(小费) volunteers receive are donated to local non-profits(非营利组织); Ms Hampton says that Friends of the Forest has given away more than $280,000 over the years.
志愿者团体“森林之友”负责运营该活动，该团体主席希瑟·汉普顿解释说，“每个人都被邀请”。入场免费，当地售卖食物、精酿啤酒和各种小饰品的摊贩保留他们的收入。志愿者收到的小费都捐给当地非营利组织；汉普顿女士说，“森林之友”多年来已捐出超过28万美元。
