Пеппи Длинныйчулок

           Thenshelookedatthefireandshethoughtitwasfunwhenafewsparksfellonher. 

           Presentlyshenoticedthelittleboysupintheattic.Toherastonishmenttheylookedasiftheyweren’tenjoyingthefireatall. Thatwasmorethanshecouldunderstand,andatlastshehadtoaskthecrowdaroundher, "Whyarethechildrencrying?" 

           Firstshegotonlysobsinanswer,butfinallyastoutgentlemansaid, "Well,whatdoyouthink?Don’tyousupposeyou’dcryyourselfifyouwereupthereandcouldn’tgetdown?" 

           "Inevercry,"saidPippi. "Butiftheywanttogetdown,whydoesn’tsomebodyhelpthem?" 

           "Becauseitisn’tpossible,ofcourse,"saidthestoutgentleman. 

           Pippithoughtforawhile. Thensheasked,"Cananybodybringmealongrope?" 

           "Whatgoodwouldthatdo?"askedthestoutgentleman. "Thechildrenaretoosmalltogetdowntherope, and,forthatmatter,howwouldyouevergettheropeuptothem?" 

           "Oh,I’vebeenaroundabit,"saidPippicalmly."Iwantarope." 

           Therewasnotasinglepersonwhothoughtitwoulddoanygood,butsomehoworotherPippigotherrope. 

           NotfarfromthegableoftheSkyscrapergrewatalltree. Thetopofitwasalmostlevelwiththeatticwindow,butbetweenthetreeandthewindowwasadistanceofalmostthreeyards. Andthetrunkofthetreewassmoothandhadnobranchesforclimbingon. EvenPippiwouldn’tbeabletoclimbit. 

           Thefireburned.Thechildreninthewindowscreamed.Thepeopleinthesquarecried. 

           Pippijumpedoffthehorseandwentuptothetree. ThenshetooktheropeandtiedittightlytoMr.Nilsson’stail.