Пеппи Длинныйчулок
Chapter 7
Heturnedtowardanattendantinareduniformandmadeasigntohimtogoandstopthehorse.
"Isthisactalreadyover,"askedPippiinadisappointedtone, "justwhenwewerehavingsomuchfun?"
"Horriblechild!"hissedtheringmasterbetweenhisteeth. "Getoutofhere!"
Pippilookedathimsadly. "Whyareyoumadatme?"sheasked."What’sthematter? Ithoughtwewereheretohavefun."
Sheskippedoffthehorseandwentbacktoherseat. Butnowtwohugeguardscametothrowherout. Theytookholdofherandtriedtoliftherup.
Theycouldn’tdoit. Pippisatabsolutelystill,anditwasimpossibletobudgeheralthoughtheytriedashardastheycould. Atlasttheyshruggedtheirshouldersandwentoff.
Meanwhilethenextacthadbegun. ItwasMissElviraabouttowalkthetightrope. Sheworeapinktulleskirtandcarriedapinkparasolinherhand. Withdelicatelittlestepssheranoutontherope. Sheswungherlegsgracefullyintheairanddidallsortsoftricks. Itlookedsopretty. Sheevenshowedhowshecouldwalkbackwardonthenarrowrope. Butwhenshegotbacktothelittleplatformattheendoftherope,therestoodPippi.
"Whatareyougoingtodonow?"askedPippi,delightedwhenshesawhowastonishedMissElviralooked.
MissElvirasaidnothingatallbutjumpeddownfromtheropeandthrewherarmsaroundtheringmaster’sneck,forhewasherfather. AndtheringmasteroncemoresentforhisguardstothrowPippiout. Thistimehesentforfiveofthem, butallthepeopleshouted, "Letherstay!Wewanttoseethered-headedgirl."
