Пеппи Длинныйчулок
Chapter 4
"Yougoaheadandsing,"shesaid."I’llrestmyselfawhile. Toomuchlearningbreakseventhehealthiest."
Butnowtheteacher’spatiencecametoanend. ShetoldallthechildrentogooutintotheyardsoshecouldtalktoPippialone.
WhentheteacherandPippiwerealone,Pippigotupandwalkedtothedesk. "Doyouknowwhat?"shesaid.Itwasawfullyjollytocometoschooltofindoutwhatitwaslike. ButIdon’tthinkIcareaboutgoingtoschoolanymore, ChristmasvacationornoChristmasvacation. There’saltogethertoomanyapplesandibexesandsnakesandthingslikethat. Itmakesmedizzyinthehead. Ihopethatyou,Teacher,won’tbesorry."
Buttheteachersaidshecertainlywassorry,mostofallbecausePippiwouldn’tbehavedecently; andthatanygirlwhoactedasbadlyasPippididwouldn’tbeallowedtogotoschoolevenifshewantedtoeverso.
"HaveIbehavedbadly?"askedPippi,muchastonished."Goodness,Ididn’tknowthat,"sheaddedandlookedverysad. AndnobodycouldlookassadasPippiwhenshewassad. Shestoodsilentforawhile,andthenshesaidinatremblingvoice, "Youunderstand,Teacher,don’tyou,thatwhenyouhaveamotherwho’sanangelandafatherwhoisacannibalking, andwhenyouhavesailedontheoceanallyourwholelife, thenyoudon’tknowjusthowtobehaveinschoolwithalltheapplesandibexes."
Thentheteachersaidsheunderstoodanddidn’tfeelannoyedwithPippianylonger,andmaybePippicouldcomebacktoschoolwhenshewasalittleolder.
