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           Pippiwaswildwithdelight.ShepattedTommyandshepattedAnnikaandshepattedthemusicboxandshepanedthewrappingpaper. Shewoundupthemusicbox,andwithmuchplinkingandplonkingoutcameamelodythatwasprobablysupposedtobe "Ack,duklireAugustin." 

           Pippiwoundandwoundandseemedtoforgeteverythingelse. Butsuddenlysherememberedsomething. "Oh,mygoodness,youmusthaveyourbirthdaypresentstoo!"shesaid. 

           "Butitisn’tourbirthday,"saidTommyandAnnika. 

           Pippistaredattheminamazement. "No,butit’smybirthday,isn’tit? AndsoIcangivebirthdaypresentstoo,can’tI? Ordoesitsayinyourschoolbooksthatsuchathingcan’tbedone? Isitsomethingtodowiththatoldpluttifikationthatmakesitimpossible?" 

           "Oh,ofcourseit’spossible,"saidTommy."Itjustisn’tcustomary. Butformypart,I’dbeverygladtohaveapresent." 

           "Metoo,"saidAnnika. 

           Pippiranintotheparlorandbroughtbacktwopackagesfromthechest. WhenTommyopenedhishefoundalittleivoryflute, andinAnnika’spackagewasalovelybroochshapedlikeabutterfly. Thewingsofthebutterflyweresetwithblueandredandgreenstones. 

           Whentheyhadallhadtheirbirthdaypresentsitwastimetositdownatthetable, wheretherewereallsortsofcakesandbuns. Thecakeswereratherpeculiarinshape,butPippideclaredtheywerejustthekindofcakestheyhadinChina.