Пеппи Длинныйчулок
Chapter 10
Sherememberedthatshehadn’tbeenridingforacoupleofdaysanddecidedtogoatonce. ThatwouldbeaniceendingtoapleasantSunday.
Accordinglysheputonherbighat,fetchedMr.Nilssonfromacornerwherehesatplayingmarbles,saddledthehorse,andliftedhimdownfromtheporch. AndofftheywentMr.NilssononPippiandPippionthehorse.
Itwasquitecoldandtheroadswerefrozen,sotherewasagoodcrunchysoundastheyrodealong. Mr.NilssonsatonPippi’sshoulderandtriedtocatchholdofsomeofthebranchesofthetreesastheywentby, butPippirodesofastthatitwasnouse. Instead,thebrancheskeptboxinghimintheears, andhehadahardtimekeepinghisstrawhatonhishead.
Pippirodethroughthelittletown,andpeoplepressedarduouslyupagainstthewallswhenshecamestormingby.
Thetownhadamarketsquare,ofcourse. Therewereseveralcharmingoldone-storybuildingsandalittleyellow-paintedtownhall.Andtherewasalsoanuglywretchofabuilding,newlybuiltandthreestorieshigh. Itwascalled"TheSkyscraper"becauseitwastallerthananyoftheotherhousesintown.
OnaSundayafternoonthelittletownwasalwaysquietandpeaceful, butsuddenlythequietwasbrokenbyloudcries."TheSkyscraper’sburning!Fire!Fire!"
Peoplecamerunningexcitedlyfromalldirections. Thefireenginecameclangingdownthestreet, andthelittlechildrenwhousuallythoughtfireenginesweresuchfunnowcriedfromfrightbecausetheyweresuretheirownhouseswouldcatchfiretoo.
