Пеппи Длинныйчулок
Chapter 7
InthatwayPippi,Tommy,andAnnikacametositonsomebeautifulredchairsrightnexttothering. TommyandAnnikaturnedaroundseveraltimestowavetotheirschoolmates,whoweresittingmuchfartheraway.
"Thisisaremarkableplace,"saidPippi,lookingaroundinastonishment. "But,see,they’vespilledsawdustalloverthefloor! NotthatI’moverfussymyself,butthatdoeslookcarelesstome."
Tommyexplainedthatallcircuseshadsawdustonthefloorforthehorsestorunaroundin.
Onaplatformnearby,thecircusbandsuddenlybegantoplayathunderingmarch. Pippiclappedherhandswildlyandjumpedupanddownwithdelight. "Doesitcostmoneytoheartoo!"sheasked."Orcanyoudothatfornothing?"
Atthatmomentthecurtaininfrontoftheperformers’entrancewasdrawnaside,andthering-masterinablackfrockcoat,withawhipinhishand,camerunningin, followedbytenwhitehorseswithredplumesontheirheads.
Theringmastercrackedhiswhip,andallthehorsesgallopedaroundthering. Thenhecrackeditagain,andallthehorsesstoodstillwiththeirfrontfeetupontherailingaroundthering.
Oneofthemhadstoppeddirectlyinfrontofthechildren. Annikadidn’tliketohaveahorsesonearheranddrewbackinherchairasfarasshecould, butPippileanedforwardandtookthehorse’srightfootinherhands.
"Hello,there,"shesaid,"myhorsesentyouhisbestwishes. It’shisbirthdaytodaytoo,buthehasbowsonhistailinsteadofonhishead."
