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Chapter 5
"Youdon’tmeantosaythatyouhaveseenamanwalkbywithsuchbigears?"
"Ihaveneverseenanyonewhowalkswithhisears,"saidPippi. "AllthepeopleIknowwalkwiththeirfeet."
"Oh,don’tbesilly! Imeanhaveyoureallyseenamanwhohassuchbigears?"
"No,"saidPippi,"thereisn’tanybodywithsuchbigears. Atleastnotinthiscountry,"sheaddedafterathoughtfulpause. "OfcourseinChinait’salittledifferent. IoncesawaChineseinShanghai.Hisearsweresobigthathecouldusethemforacape. Whenitrainedhejustcrawledinunderhisearsandwasaswarmandsnugasyouplease. Ofcoursehisearsdidn’thaveitsogood.Ifitwasverybadweatherheusedtoinvitehisfriendstocampunderhisears. Theretheysatandsangsadsongswhiletherainpoureddown. Theylikedhimalotbecauseofhisears. HisnamewasHaiShang. YoushouldhaveseenHaiShangruntoworkinthemorning. Healwayscamedashinginatthelastminutebecausehelovedtosleeplate, andyoucan’timaginehowfunnyhelooked,rushinginwithhisearsflyingbehindhimliketwobiggoldensails."
Thegirlhadstoppedandstoodopen-mouthedlisteningtoPippi. AndTommyandAnnikaforgottoeatanymorepears,theyweresoutterlyabsorbedinthestory.
"Hehadmorechildrenthanhecouldcount,andthelittlestonewasnamedPeter,"saidPippi.
"Oh,butaChinesebabycan’tbecalledPeter,interruptedTommy.