Пеппи Длинныйчулок
Chapter 8
TheythoughtthemanofthehousemustbenamedMr.Nilssonandtheywinkedateachother."Theycancomebackalittlelater"iswhattheymeant, buttoPippitheysaid, "Wejustcameintoaskwhatyourclockis."
Theyweresoexcitedthattheyhadforgottenallaboutthesandwich.
"Great,strongmenwhodon’tknowwhataclockis!"saidPippi. "Whereintheworldwereyoubroughtup? Theclockisalittleroundthingamajigthatsays’ticktack,ticktack,’andthatgoesandgoesbutnevergetstothedoor. Doyouknowanymoreriddles?Outwiththemifyoudo,"saidPippiencouragingly.
ThetrampsthoughtPippiwastoolittletotelltime,sowithoutanotherwordtheywentoutagain.
"Idon’tdemandthatyousay’tack’"[thanksinSwedish],shoutedPippiafterthem, "butyoucouldatleastmakeaneffortandsay’tick. ’Youhaven’tevenasmuchsenseasaclockhas. Butbyallmeansgoinpeace."AndPippiwentbacktohercounting.
Nosoonerwerethetrampsoutsidethantheybegantorubtheirhandswithdelight. "Didyouseeallthatmoney?Heavenlyday!"saidoneofthem.
"Yes,onceinawhileluckiswithus,"saidtheother. "AllweneedtodoiswaituntilthekidandthatNilssonareasleep. Thenwe’llsneakinandgrabthedough."
Theysatdownunderanoaktreeinthegardentowait. Adrizzlingrainwasfalling;theywereveryhungry, sotheywerequiteuncomfortable,butthethoughtofallthatmoneykepttheirspiritsup.
