Пеппи Длинныйчулок

           "Ihopeyoudon’thaveanythingagainstmytakingitback,littlefriend,"saidPippi, gettingoutofbedandsteppingovertoBloom. 

           Bloomhadnoideahowitallhappened, butsuddenlythesuitcasewasinPippi’shand. 

           "Here,quityourfooling!"saidThunder-Karlssonangrily."Handoverthesuitcase." HetookPippifirmlybythehandandtriedtosnatchbackthebooty. 

           "Fooling,fooling,toomuchfooling,"saidPippi andliftedThunder-Karlssonuponthewardrobe. AmomentlatershehadBloomuptheretoo. Thenthetrampswerefrightened; theybegantoseethatPippiwasnoordinarygirl. However,thesuitcasetemptedthemsomuchtheyforgottheirfright. 

           "Comeonnow,bothtogether,"yelledThunder-Karlsson,andtheyjumpeddownfromthewardrobe andthrewthemselvesonPippi,whohadthesuitcaseinherhand. Pippigaveeachonealittlepokewithherfinger,andtheyshrankawayintoacorner. Beforetheyhadachancetogetupagain,Pippihadfetchedaropeandquickasaflashhadboundthearmsandlegsofbothburglars. Nowtheysangadifferenttune. 

           "Please,please,miss,"beggedThunder-Karlsson,"forgiveus.Wewereonlyjoking. Don’thurtus.Wearejusttwotrampswhocameintoaskforfood." 

           Bloomevenbegantocryabit. 

           Pippiputthesuitcaseneatlybackonthewardrobe. Thensheturnedtoherprisoners. "Caneitherofyoudancetheschottischel?" 

           "Why,yes,"saidThunda-Karlsson."Iguesswebothcan." 

           "Oh,whatfunI"criedPippi,clappingherhands. 

           "Can’twedancealittle?I’vejustlearned,youknow.