Пеппи Длинныйчулок
Chapter 3
"We’rejustplayingtag,aren’twe?"
Thepolicementhoughtawhile,andatlastoneofthemsaid, "Oh,comeon,won’tyoubeagoodgirlandputtheladderbacksothatwecangetdown?"
"OfcourseIwill,"saidPippiandputtheladderbackinstantly. "Andwhenyougetdownwecanalldrinkcoffeeandhaveahappytime."
Butthepolicemenwerecertainlytricky, becausetheminutetheyweredownonthegroundagaintheypouncedonPippiandcried, "Nowyou’llgetit,youlittlebrat!" "Oh,no,I’msorry.Ihaven’ttimetoplayanylonger,"saidPippi."Butitwasfun."
Thenshetookholdofthepolicemenbytheirbeltsandcarriedthemdownthegardenpath,outthroughthegate,andontothestreet. Thereshesetthemdown,anditwasquitesometimebeforetheywerereadytogetupagain.
"Waitaminute,"shecriedandranintothekitchenandcamebackwithtwocookiehearts.
"Wouldyoulikeataste?"sheasked."Itdoesn’tmatterthattheyarealittleburned,doesit?"
ThenshewentbacktoTommyandAnnika,whostoodtherewide-eyedandjustcouldn’tgetoverwhattheyhadseen. AndthepolicemenhurriedbacktothetownandtoldalltheladiesandgentlementhatPippiwasn’tquitefitforachildren’shome. (Theydidn’ttellthattheyhadbeenupontheroof.) AndtheladiesandgentlemendecidedthatitwouldbebestafteralltoletPippiremaininVillaVillekulla, andifshewantedtogotoschoolshecouldmakethearrangementsherself.
ButPippiandTommyandAnnikahadaverypleasantafternoon.
