Пеппи Длинныйчулок
Chapter 9
Chattinggaily,shewalkedaroundthetable,snatchingacakehereandacakethere.
"Itcertainlywasniceofyoutoinviteme,"shesaid. "I’veneverbeentoacoffeepartybefore."
Onthetablestoodalargecreampie,decoratedinthecenterwithapieceofredcandy. Pippistoodwithherhandsbehindherbackandlookedatit. Suddenlyshebentdownandsnatchedthecandywithherteeth. Butshediveddownalittletoohastily,andwhenshecameupagainherwholefacewascoveredwithwhippedcream.
"Goody!"laughedPippi."Nowwecanplayblindman’sbuff,forwe’vecertainlygotablindmanallmadetoorder!Ican’tseeathing!"
Shestuckouthertongueandlickedawaythecream. "Thiswasindeedadreadfulaccident,"saidshe. "Andthepieisallruinednowanyway,soImayaswelleatitallupatonce.
Shedugintoitwiththepieserver,andinafewminutesthewholepiehaddisappeared.Pippipattedherstomachcontentedly. Mrs.Settergrenhadgoneoutintothekitchensosheknewnothingabouttheaccidenttothecreampie, buttheotherladieslookedverysternlyatPippi. Nodoubttheywouldhavelikedalittlepietoo. Pippinoticedthattheylookeddisappointedanddecidedtocheerthemup.
"Nowyoumustn’tfeelbadaboutsuchalittleaccident,"shesaidcomfortingly. "Themainthingisthatwehaveourhealth.Andatacoffeepartyyoushouldhavefun."
Shethenpickedupasugarbowlandtippedallthelumpsugarinitoutonthedoor.
