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Chapter 6
TommyandAnnikaclimbeddownfromthetableandsteppedacrossthefloorverycarefullysotheywouldn’tgetwet.
Outofdoorsthesunshoneinaclearbluesky.ItwasoneofthoseradiantSeptemberdaysthatmakeyoufeellikewalkinginthewoods. Pippihadanidea.
"Let’stakeMr.Nilssonandgoonalittlepicnic."
"Oh,yes,let’s,"criedTommyandAnnika.
"Runhomeandaskyourmother,then."saidPippi, "andI’llbegettingthepicnicbasketready.
TommyandAnnikathoughtthatwasagoodsuggestion. Theyrushedhomeandwerebackagainalmostimmediately, butPippiwasalreadywaitingbythegate withMr.Nilssononhershoulder,awalkingstickinonehand,andabigbasketintheother.
Thechildrenwalkedalongtheroadalittleway andthenturnedintoapasturewhereapleasantpathwoundinandoutamongthethicketsofbirchandhazel. Presentlytheycametoagateontheothersideofwhichwasanevenmorebeautifulpasture, butrightinfrontofthegatestoodacowwholookedasifnothingwouldpersuadehertomove. Annikayelledather,andTommybravelywentupandtriedtopushheraway, butshejuststoodtherestaringatthechildrenwithherbigcoweyes. Toputanendtothematter,Pippisetdownherbasketandliftedthecowoutoftheway.Thecow,lookingverysilly,lumberedoffintothehazelbushes.
"Howcancowsbesobull-headed,"saidPippiandjumpedoverthegate.
"Whatalovely,lovelywood!"criedAnnika indelightassheclimbeduponallthestonesshecouldsee.
