Пеппи Длинныйчулок
Chapter 1
Onthefirstdayaftertheycamehomeagaintheystoodbythegate, lookingoutontothestreet,andeventhentheydidn’tknowthatthereactuallywasaplaymatesonear. Justastheywerestandingthereconsideringwhattheyshoulddoandwonderingwhetheranythingexcitingwaslikelytohappenorwhetheritwasgoingtobeoneofthosedulldayswhentheycouldn’tthinkofanythingtoplay —justthenthegateofVillaVillekullaopenedandalittlegirlsteppedout. ShewasthemostremarkablegirlTommyandAnnikahadeverseen. ShewasMissPippiLongstockingoutforhermorningpromenade. Thisisthewayshelooked:
Herhair,thecolorofacarrot,wasbraidedintwotightbraidsthatstuckstraightout. Hernosewastheshapeofaverysmallpotatoandwasdottedalloverwithfreckles. Itmustbeadmittedthatthemouthunderthisnosewasaverywideone,withstrongwhiteteeth. Herdresswasratherunusual.Pippiherselfhadmadeit.Shehadmeantittobeblue,buttherewasn’tquiteenoughbluecloth, soPippihadsewedlittleredpiecesonithereandthere. Onherlongthinlegssheworeapairoflongstockings, onebrownandtheotherblack,andshehadonapairofblackshoesthatwereexactlytwiceaslongasherfeet. TheseshoesherfatherhadboughtforherinSouthAmericasothatPippiwouldhavesome-thingtogrowinto, andsheneverwantedtowearanyothers.
ButthethingthatmadeTommyandAnnikaopentheireyeswidestofallwerethemonkeysittingonthestrangegirl’sshoulder.
