Пеппи Длинныйчулок
Chapter 6
Tommyhadcriedalittle. Hehadacutononearm,butAnnikahadbandageditwithherhandkerchiefsothatitnolongerhurt.
"Oh,Pippi!"criedAnnikaexcitedly.
"Sh,sh,"whisperedPippi."Don’twakethebull.He’ssleeping.Ifwewakehimhe’llbefussy.
Butthenextminute,withoutpayinganyattentiontothebullandhisnap,shewasshriekingatthetopofhervoice,"Mr.Nilsson,Mr.Nilsson,whereareyou?We’vegottogohome."
And,believeitornot,theresatMr.Nilssonupinapinetree,suckinghistailandlookingverylonely. Itwasn’tmuchfunforalittlemonkeytobeleftallaloneinthewoods. HeskippeddownfromthepineanduponPippi’sshoulder,wavinghislittlestrawhatashealwaysdidwhenhewasveryhappy.
"Well,well,soyouaren’tgoingtobeamaidservantthistime?"saidPippi,strokinghisback."Oh,thatwasalie,that’strue,"shecontinued."Butstill,ifit’strue,howcanitbealie?"sheargued."Youwaitandsee,it’sgoingtoturnoutthathewasamaidservantinArabiaafterall,andifthat’sthecase,Iknowwho’sgoingtomakethemeatballsatourhousehereafter!"
Andthentheystrolledhome,Pippi’sdressstillgoingklafs,klafs,"andhershoes"squish,squish."
TommyandAnnikathoughttheyhadhadawonderfuldayinspiteofthebull,andtheysangasongtheyhadlearnedatschool. Itwasreallyasummasong,buttheythoughtitfittedverywellevenifitwasnownearlyautumn:
Inthejollysummertime
Throughfieldandwoodwemakeoutway.
Nobody’ssad,everyone’sgay
