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           Thelastofthefighterssheputinatinytoycartthatstoodbytheroad. ThenPippi,Tommy,Annika,andWilliestoodandlookedattheboysforawhile. Theboyswereabsolutelyspeechlesswithfright. 

           AndPippisaid,"Youarecowards. Fiveofyouattackingoneboy!That’scowardly. Thenyoubegintopushahelplesslittlegirlaround. Oh,howmean!" 

           "Comenow,wellgohome,"shesaidtoTommyandAnnika. AndtoWillie,"Iftheytrytohurtyouagain,youcomeandtellme. "AndtoBengt,whosatupinthetreeanddidn’tdaretostir,shesaid, isthereanythingelseyouhavetosayaboutmyhairormyshoes? Ifso,you’dbettersayitnowbeforeIgohome." 

           ButBengthadnothingmoretosayaboutPippi’sshoesoraboutherhaireither. SoPippitookhercaninonehand andherspoolintheotherandwentaway,followedbyTommyandAnnika. 

           WhentheywerebackhomeinPippi’sgarden,Pippisaid, "Dearme,howawful!HereIfoundtwobeautifulthingsandyoudidn’tgetanything. Youmusthuntalittlemore. Tommy,whydon’tyoulookinthatoldhollowtree? OldtreesareusuallyaboutthebestplacesofallforThing-Finders." 

           Tommysaidthathedidn’tbelieveheandAnnikawouldeverfindanything, buttopleasePippiheputhishandslowlydownintothehollowtreetrunk. 

           "Goodness!"hecried,utterlyamazed,andpulledouthishand.Initheheldalittlenotebookwithaleathercover. Inaspeciallooptherewasalittlesilverpencil. 

           "Well,that’squeer,"saidTommy.