Пеппи Длинныйчулок
Chapter 2
"Hello,there,"shesaid."What’stheidea?AreyoutryingtomakehashoutoflittleWilliewithallfiveofyoujumpingonhimatonce?"
Bengtturnedaroundandsawalittlegirlhehadneverseenbefore: awild-lookinglittlestrangerwhodaredtotouchhim. Forawhilehestoodandgapedatherinastonishment;thenabroadgrinspreadoverhisface. "Boys,"hesaid,"boys,letWilliealoneandtakealookatthisgirl. Whatababe!"
Heslappedhiskneesandlaughed,andinaninstanttheyhadalldockedaroundPippi, allexceptWillie,whowipedawayhistearsandwalkedcautiouslyovertostandbesideTommy.
"Haveyoueverseenhairlikehers?Redasfire! Andsuchshoes,"Bengtcontinued."Can’tIborrowone?I’dliketogooutrowingandIhaven’tanyboat. "HetookholdofoneofPippi’sbraidsbutdroppeditinstantlyandcried, "Ouch,Iburnedmyself."
ThenallfiveboysjoinedhandsaroundPippi,jumpingupanddownandscreaming, "Redhead!Redhead!"
Pippistoodinthemiddleoftheringandsmiledinthefriendliestway. Bengthadhopedshewouldgetmadandbegintocry. Atleastsheoughttohavelookedscared. Whennothinghappenedhegaveherapush.
"Idon’tthinkyouhaveaverynicewaywithladies,"saidPippi. Andsheliftedhiminherstrongarms—highintheair—andcarriedhimtoabirchtreeandhunghimoverabranch. Thenshetookthenextboyandhunghimoveranotherbranch. Thenextoneshesetonagatepostoutsideacottage, andthenextshethrewrightoverafencesothathelandedinaflowerbed.
