Пеппи Длинныйчулок

           "NowyoubePippi’sgoodboy,"shesaid.Sheputhimonthetreetrunkandgavehimalittlepush. Heunderstoodperfectlywhathewassupposedtodo. Andheclimbedobedientlyupthetreetrunk. Ofcourseitwasnotroubleatallforalittlemonkeytodothat. 

           ThepeopleinthesquareheldtheirbreathandwatchedMr.Nilsson. Soonhehadreachedthetopofthetree. TherehesatonabranchandlookeddownatPippi. Shebeckonedtohimtocomedownagain. Hedidsoatonce,climbingdownontheothersideofthebranch, sothatwhenhereachedthegroundtheropewasloopedoverthebranch andhungdowndoublewithbothendsontheground. 

           "Goodforyou,Mr.Nilsson,"saidPippi."You’resosmartyoucanbeaprofessoranytimeyouwish." SheuntiedtheknotthathadfastenedtheropetoMr.Nilsson’stail. 

           Nearby,ahousewasbeingrepaired, andPippiranoverandgotalongboard. Shetooktheboardinonehand,rantothetree, graspedtheropeinherfreehand,andbracedherfeetagainstthetrunkofthetree. Quicklyandnimblysheclimbedupthetrunk, andthepeoplestoppedcryinginastonishment. Whenshereachedthetopofthetreesheplacedtheboardoverastoutbranchandthencarefullypusheditovertothewindowsill. Andtherelaytheboardlikeabridgebetweenthetopofthetreeandthewindow. 

           Thepeopledowninthesquarestoodabsolutelysilent.Theyweresotensetheycouldn’tsayaword. Pippisteppedoutontheboard. Shesmiledpleasantlyatthetwoboysinthegabledwindow.