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           "Ialreadyhaveaplaceinachildren’shome,"saidPippi. 

           "What?"askedoneofthepolicemen. "Hasitbeenarrangedalreadythen?Whatchildren’shome?" 

           "Thisone,"saidPippihaughtily."Iamachildandthisismyhome:thereforeitisachildren’shome, andIhaveroomenoughhere,plentyofroom. 

           "Dearchild,"saidthepoliceman,smiling,"youdon’tunderstand. Youmustgetintoarealchildren’shomeandhavesomeonelookafteryou." 

           "Isoneallowedtobringhorsestoyourchildren’shome?"askedPippi. 

           "No,ofcoursenot,"saidthepoliceman. "That’swhatIthought,"saidPippisadly. 

           "Well,whataboutmonkeys?" 

           "Ofcoursenot.Yououghttorealizethat." 

           "Wellthen,"saidPippi,"you’llhavetogetkidsforyourchildren’shomesomewhereelse.Icertainlydon’tintendtomovethere." 

           "Butdon’tyouunderstandthatyoumustgotoschool?" 

           "Why?" 

           "Tolearnthings,ofcourse. ""Whatsortofthings?"askedPippi. 

           "Allsorts,"saidthepoliceman."Lotsofusefulthings,themultiplicationtables,forinstance." 

           "Ihavegotalongfinewithoutanypluttifikationtablesfornineyears,"saidPippi, "andIguessI’llgetalongwithoutitfromnowon,too." 

           "Yes,butjustthinkhowembarrassingitwillbeforyoutobesoignorant. ImaginewhenyougrowupandsomebodyasksyouwhatthecapitalofPortugalisandyoucan’tanswer!" 

           "Oh,Icananswerallright,"saidPippi.