What object does Christopher Robin use to reattach Eeyore’s tail in Winnie-the-Pooh?

Christopher Robin uses a drawing pin to reattach Eeyore’s tail in Winnie-the-Pooh. Eeyore’s detachable tail is one of the donkey’s defining features, and losing it becomes a recurring source of trouble in the stories.

Eeyore is an old grey donkey who lives in the Hundred Acre Wood. His tail is attached loosely enough to come off, but it also has a pink bow, making it recognizable when it turns up elsewhere. Christopher Robin’s repair with a drawing pin restores it to its proper place.

Readers sometimes remember a nail because later Disney adaptations often portray Eeyore’s tail as being held on by a nail. That image became strongly associated with the character, but the original book detail is a drawing pin. The distinction matters when a question refers specifically to Milne’s text rather than a later screen version.

Eeyore first appears in the 1926 book and remains a central character in the Pooh stories. His gloomy personality, detachable tail, and fondness for thistles became recurring elements across books, films, television programs, and merchandise.