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           "Hecouldn’tlive,"saidPippi."Hedied.OfPlainCommonOrdinaryPigheadedness. TheeighteenthofOctober. Andwasburiedthenineteenth.Andonthetwentiethaswallowflewinthroughthewindowandlaidanegginthenest, whichwasstandingonthetable. Soitcameinhandyafterall.Noharmdone,"saidPippihappily. Thenshelookedthoughtfullyatthebewilderedgirl,whostillstoodintheroad. 

           "Whydoyoulooksofunny?"askedPippi. 

           "What’sthematter?Youdon’treallythinkthatI’msittingheretellinglies,doyou?Justtellmeifyoudo,"saidPippithreateningly androlleduphersleeves. 

           "Oh,no,indeed,"saidthegirl,terrified. "Idon’treallymeanthatyouarelying,but—" 

           "No?"saidPippi. "Butit’sjustwhatI’mdoing.I’mlyingsomytongueisturningblack. DoyoureallythinkthatachildcanlivewithoutfoodfromMaytoOctober? Tobesure,Iknowtheycangetalongwithoutfoodforthreeorfourmonthsallright. ButfromMaytoOctober?It’sjustfoolishtothinkthat. Youmustknowthat’salie. Youmustn’tletpeoplefoolyousoeasily. 

           Thenthegirlleftwithoutturningaroundagain. 

           "Peoplewillbelieveanything."saidPippitoTommyandAnnika. "FromMayuntilOctober!That’sridiculous!" 

           Thenshecalledafterthegirl, "No,wehaven’tseenyourpapa. Wehaven’tseenasinglebald-headedpersonallday. Butyesterdayseventeenofthemwentby.Arminarm." 

           Pippi’sgardenwasreallylovely.