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           TommyhadbroughtalongadaggerPippihadgivenhim,andwithithecutwalkingsticksforAnnikaandforhimself. Hecuthisthumbalittletoo,butthatdidn’tmatter. 

           "Maybeweoughttopicksomemushrooms,"saidPippi,andshebrokeoffapretty,rosyone. "Iwonderifit’spossibletoeatit?"shecontinued. "Atanyrate,itisn’tpossibletodrinkit—thatmuchIknow;sothereisnochoiceexcepttoeatit. Maybeit’spossible." 

           Shetookabigbiteandswallowedit. "Itwaspossible,"sheannounced,delighted. Yessirree,we’llcertainlystewtherestofthissometime,"shesaidandthrewithighoverthetreetops. "Whathaveyougotinyourbasket?"askedAnnika."Isitsomethinggood?" 

           "Iwouldn’ttellyouforathousanddollars,"saidPippi. "Firstwemustfindagoodpicnicspot." 

           Thechildreneagerlybegantolookforsuchaplace. Annikafoundalargeflatstonethatshethoughtwassatisfactory,butitwascoveredwithredants. "Idon’twanttositwiththan,"saidPippi,"becauseI’mnotacquaintedwiththem." 

           "Andbesides,theybite,"saidTommy. 

           "Dothey?"saidPippi."Bitebackthen." 

           ThenTommyfoundalittleclearingamongthehazelbushes,andhethoughtthatwouldbeagoodplace. 

           "Oh,no,that’snotsunnyenoughformyfreckles,"saidPippi,"andIdothinkfrecklesaresoattractive." 

           Fartherontheycametoahillthatwaseasytoclimb. Ononesideofthehillwasanicesunnyrockjustlikealittlebalcony,andtheretheysatdown. 

           "NowshutyoureyeswhileIsetthetable,"saidPippi.