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           "Whydoyoulooksosad?"sheasked."Haveyougotastomach-ache?" 

           Sheranacrosstheboardandhoppedinatthewindow. "My,itseemswarminhere,"shesaid. "Youdon’tneedtomakeanymorefireinheretoday,thatIcanguarantee. Andatthemostfoursticksinthestovetomorrow,Ishouldthink." 

           Thenshetookoneboyundereacharmandsteppedoutontheboardagain. 

           "Nowyou’rereallygoingtohavesomefun,"shesaid. "It’salmostlikewalkingthetightrope." 

           Whenshegottothemiddleoftheboardsheliftedonelegintheairjustasshehaddoneatthecircus. Thecrowdbelowgasped,andwhenalittlelaterPippilostoneofhershoesseveraloldladiesfainted. However,Pippireachedthetreesafelywiththelittleboys. Thenthecrowdcheeredsoloudlythatthedarknightwasfilledwithnoiseandthesounddrownedoutthecracklingofthefire. 

           Pippihauleduptherope,fastenedoneendsecurelytoabranchandtiedtheotheraroundoneoftheboys. Thenshelethimdownslowlyandcarefullyintothearmsofhiswaitingmother, whowasbesideherselfwithjoywhenshehadhimsafe. Sheheldhimcloseandhuggedhim,withtearsinhereyes. 

           ButPippiyelled, "Untietherope,forgoodness’sake?There’sanotherkiduphere,andhecan’tflyeither. Sothepeoplehelpedtountietheropeandfreethelittleboy.Pippicouldtiegoodknots—shecouldindeed. Shehadlearnedthatatsea. Shepulleduptheropeagain,andnowitwasthesecondboy’sturntobeletdown