Пеппи Длинныйчулок
Chapter 10
Thepolicehadtoholdbackthecrowdsofpeoplegatheringinthesquaresothatthefireenginecouldgetthrough. TheflamescameleapingoutofthewindowsoftheSkyscraper, andsmokeandsparksenvelopedthefiremenwhowerecourageouslytryingtoputoutthefire. Thefirehadstartedonthefirstfloorbutwasquicklyspreadingtotheupperstories.
Suddenlythecrowdsawasightthatmadethemgaspwithhorror. Atthetopofthehousewasagable,andinthegablewindow,whichalittlechild’shandhadjustopened,stoodtwolittleboyscallingforhelp. "Wecan’tgetoutbecausesomebodyhasbuiltafireonthestairs,"criedtheolderboy.
Hewasfiveandhisbrotherayearyounger. Theirmotherhadgoneoutonanerrand,andtheretheystood,allalone. Manyofthepeopleinthesquarebegantocry,andthefirechieflookedworried. Therewas,ofcourse,aladderonthefiretruck,butitwouldn’treachanywhereneartothelittleboys. Togetintothehousetosavethechildrenwasimpossible. Awaveofdespairsweptoverthecrowdinthesquarewhentheyrealizedtherewasnowaytohelpthechildren. Andthepoorlittlethingsjuststoodupthereandcried.
InthemidstofthecrowdinthesquaresatPippionherhorse. Shelookedwithgreatinterestatthefireengineandwonderedifsheshouldbuyonelikeit. Shelikeditbecauseitwasredandbecauseitmadesuchafearfulnoiseasitwentthroughthestreets.
