Пеппи Длинныйчулок

           Youcouldn’tsayitwaswellkept,buttherewerewonderfulgrassplotsthatwerenevercut, andoldrosebushesthatwerefullofwhiteandyellowandpinkroses —perhapsnotsuchfineroses,butoh,howsweettheysmelled! Agoodmanyfruittreesgrewtheretoo,and,bestofall,severalancientoaksandelmsthatwereexcellentforclimbing. 

           ThetreesinTommy’sandAnnika’sgardenwerenotverygoodforclimbing,andbesides, theirmotherwasalwayssoafraidtheywouldfallandgethurtthattheyhadneverclimbedmuch. ButnowPippisaid, "Supposeweclimbupinthebigoaktree?" 

           Tommyjumpeddownfromthegateatonce,delightedwiththesuggestion. Annikawasalittlehesitant,butwhenshesawthatthetrunkhadnubblyplacestoclimbon,shetoothoughtitwouldbefuntotry. 

           Afewfeetabovethegroundtheoakdividedintotwobranchesandrighttherewasaplacejustlikealittleroom. Beforelongallthreechildrenweresittingthere.Overtheirheadstheoakspreadoutitscrownlikeagreatgreenroof. 

           "Wecoulddrinkcoffeehere,"saidPippi. "I’llskipinandmakealittle." 

           TommyandAnnikaclappedtheirhandsandshouted,"Bravo!" 

           InalittlewhilePippihadthecoffeeready. Shehadmadebunsthedaybefore. Shecameandstoodundertheoakandbegantotossupcoffeecups. TommyandAnnikacaughtthem. Onlysometimesitwastheoakthatcaughtthem,andsotwocupswerebroken. Pippiranintogetnewones. Nextitwasthebuns’turn,andforawhiletheairwasfullofflyingbuns. Atleasttheydidn’tbreak.