Chapter 6

           "Wedon’thaveanyschooltodaybecausewe’rehavingScrubbingVacation,"saidTommytoPippi. 

           "ScrubbingVacation?Well,Ilikethat!"saidPippi."Anotherinjustice! DoIgetanyScrubbingVacation? IndeedIdon’t,thoughgoodnessknowsIneedone.Justlookatthekitchenfloor. Butforthatmatter,"sheadded,"nowIcometothinkofit,Icanscrubwithoutanyvacation.Andthat’swhatIintendtodorightnow,ScrubbingVacationornoScrubbingVacation. I’dliketoseeanybodystopme!Youtwositonthekitchentable,outoftheway." 

           TommyandAnnikaobedientlyclimbeduponthekitchentable,andMr.NilssonhoppedupafterthemandwenttosleepinAnnika’slap. 

           Pippiheatedabigkettleofwaterandwithoutmoreadopoureditoutonthekitchenfloor. Shetookoffherbigshoesandlaidthemneatlyonthebreadplate. Shetiedtwoscrubbingbrushesonherbarefeetandskatedoverthefloor,plowingthroughthewatersothatitsplashedallaroundher. 

           "Icertainlyshouldhavebeenaskatingprincess," shesaidandkickedherleftfootupsohighthatthescrubbingbrushbrokeapieceoutoftheoverheadlight. 

           "GraceandcharmIhaveatleast,"shecontinuedandskippednimblyoverachairstandinginherway. 

           "Well,nowIguessit’sclean,"shesaidatlastandtookoffthebrushes. 

           "Aren’tyougoingtodrythefloor?"askedAnnika. 

           "Oh,no,itcandryinthesun,"answeredPippi. "Idon’tthinkitwillcatchcoldsolongasitkeepsmoving."