Карлсон, который живет на крыше
Chapter 7
"I’dmuchratherhaveadogthanawife,"hesaid."Mommy,couldn’tIhaveadog?"
Mommysighed.Oh,dear!Ericwasstartingupaboutthatblesseddogagain!ItwasnearlyastroublesomeasKarlsson-on-the-Roof.
"I’mafraidyou’llhavetohurryandgetdressed,"saidMommy,"oryou’llbelateforschool."
"Youwouldsaythat,"saidEriccrossly."WhenItalkaboutmydog,youstarttalkingaboutschool!"
Butitwasapleasuretogotoschooltoday,becausehehadalottotalkaboutwithBridgetandChristopher.Theywalkedhometogetherasusual,anditwasmorepleasantthanithadbeenforalongtime,thoughtEric,nowthatBridgetandChristopheralsoknewKarlsson.
"He’ssuchfun!"saidBridget."D’youthinkhe’llcomeagaintoday?"
"Idon’tknow,"saidEric."Heonlysayshe’scomingabout,andthatcanbeanytime."
"Ihopehe’llcomeabouttoday,"saidChristopher."CanBridgetandIgohomewithyou?"
"Idon’tmind,"saidEric.
Therewassomeoneelsewhowantedtocome.Asthechildrenwerestartingtocrossthestreet,alittlewhitepoodlecamerunninguptoEric.Hesniffedathislegandyappedinafriendlyfashion.
"Whatadearlittledog!"saidEric,blissfullyhappy."Look,he’sprobablyafraidofthetrafficandwantstocrossoverwithus."
Ericwouldhavebeendelightedtohelphimacrossanynumberofstreets.Perhapsthepuppyknewthis,becauseitwalkedbetweenthecrossinglines,pressedclosetoEric’sleg.
"Isn’thesweet!"saidBridget.
