The second story.
"PEPPILONGSTOCKING"
Astrid Lindgren
We unanimously decided to tell the following story about one of Astrid Lindgren’s books. We became acquainted with the work of this wonderful Swedish writer, who is loved by children all over the world, when we were preparing a library lesson for her anniversary last year.
As Lindgren herself pointed out in the collection of autobiographical essays “My Fictions” (1971), she grew up in the age of “the horse and the convertible.” The main means of transportation for the family was a horse-drawn carriage, the pace of life was slower, entertainment was simpler, and the relationship with the surrounding nature was much closer than today. This environment contributed to the writer’s development of a love for nature - this feeling permeates all of Lindgren’s work, from eccentric stories about the pirate’s daughter Pippi Longstocking to the story about Ronnie, the robber’s daughter. It was difficult to choose just one book from the writer’s rich heritage, but we did it. The Bibliophiles team unanimously calls the Pippi trilogy, completed in 1948, the second literary wonder of the world. Why?
Probably because of the character of the heroine herself, a mischievous girl with irrepressible energy. who does not lose heart and supports others. The captain's daughter urges the children not to hang their noses and enjoy life.
Another reason lies in the desire to talk about a book with a through-and-through heroine. Astrid Lindgren dedicated 3 stories to Peppilotta: "Pippi Longstocking", "Pippi Longstocking boards a ship", "Pippi Longstocking in the South Sea". In this way the book is similar to Bazhov’s “Malachite Box” cycle.
But the main thing is the amazing story of the birth of stories about Pippi.
According to Astrid Lindgren, Pippi Longstocking (1945) was born primarily thanks to her daughter Karin. In 1941, Karin fell ill with pneumonia, and every evening Astrid told her all sorts of stories before bed. One day a girl ordered a story about Pippi Longstocking - she made up this name on the spot. So Astrid Lindgren began to write a story about a girl who does not obey any conditions.
The new approach to children also affected her creative style, as a result of which she became an author who consistently spoke from the point of view of a child.
After the first story about Pippi, which Karin loved, Astrid Lindgren over the next years told more and more evening fairy tales about this red-haired girl. On Karin's tenth birthday, Astrid Lindgren made a shorthand recording of several stories, from which she then compiled a book of her own making (with illustrations by the author) for her daughter. This original manuscript of Pippi was less elaborate stylistically and more radical in its ideas. The writer sent one copy of the manuscript to the largest Stockholm publishing house, Bonnier. After some deliberation, the manuscript was rejected. Astrid Lindgren was not discouraged by the refusal; she already realized that composing for children was her calling.
The way an adult can understand the inner world of a child has become a literary miracle. The answer to this gift of Astrid Lindgren lies in her childhood, which the writer always called (there were many games and adventures in it) and indicated that it was the source of inspiration for her work. Astrid's parents not only felt deep affection for each other and for their children, but also did not hesitate to show it, which was rare at that time.
Astrid Lindgren has repeatedly resorted to fairy tales and fairy tales, touching on the fate of lonely and abandoned children. Stories about Pippi are no exception. Bringing comfort to children, helping them overcome difficult situations - this task not least motivated the writer’s work.
Having learned about the writer’s hard-won maternal happiness, we understood why she is so affectionate towards her orphaned heroes Mio, Ronnie and, of course, Peppilotta.
In December 1926, her son Lars was born. Since there was not enough money, Astrid had to give him to Denmark, to a family of adoptive parents. It was not until April 1931 that Astrid was able to take Lars home. That is why from the pages of the stories about Peppy Longstocking one can hear genuine love for the girl whose mother died.
The history of the creation of the book, the fate of its author, fascinating content They will prove to anyone that the Pippi trilogy is a literary wonder of the world. Are you still in doubt? Then check out the reviews of Lindgren’s works taken from the forum on the Internet. We didn't remove anything. Apart from one reader who rated the trilogy with 8 points, the rest give the book the highest mark - 10!
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A strong girl whose mother lives in heaven and whose father is the king of the Papuans, has unprecedented strength and a mischievous character with unbridled imagination and invention. Often not recognizing social norms (reluctance to go to school, to be raised in an orphanage, etc.), Pippi, at the same time, is a completely mature, independent person who is always ready to help and sincerely empathize with her neighbors.
Peppilotta (Pippi for short) Longstocking proved to girls around the world that the weaker sex is in no way inferior to boys. The Swedish writer endowed her beloved heroine with heroic strength, taught her to shoot a revolver, and made her the main rich woman of the city, who is able to treat all the children with a bag of candy.
Pippi Longstocking
A girl with carrot-colored hair, in multi-colored stockings, boots to grow, and a dress made from scraps of fabric, has a rebellious character - she is not afraid of robbers and representatives of internal organs, spits on the laws of adults and teaches young readers about humanity. Pippi seems to be saying: being yourself is a great luxury and a unique pleasure.
History of creation
The red-haired girl Pippi brought her creator Astrid Lindgren world fame. Although the character appeared completely by accident - in the early 40s, the future literary star, who would later give the world a fat prankster, had a daughter Karin become seriously ill. Before going to bed, Astrid invented various wonderful stories for the child, and one day she received an assignment - to tell about the life of the girl Pippi Longstocking. The daughter herself came up with the heroine’s name, and initially it sounded “Pippi,” but in the Russian translation the dissonant word was changed.
Gradually, evening after evening, Pippi began to acquire individual characteristics, and her life began to be filled with adventures. The Swedish storyteller tried to put into her stories an innovative idea that appeared at that time in terms of raising children. According to the advice of newly minted psychologists, offspring need to be given more freedom and listen to their opinions and feelings. That's why Pippi turned out to be so headstrong, flouting the rules of the adult world.
For several years, Astrid Lindgren wrapped her fantasy in evening fairy tales, until she finally decided to write down the result on paper. The stories, where a couple of other characters settled - the boy Tommy and the girl Annika, turned into a book with illustrations by the author. The manuscript flew to a major publishing house in Stockholm, where, however, it did not find any fans - Pippi Longstocking was mercilessly rejected.
Books about Pippi Longstocking But the writer was warmly received at Raben and Schergen, publishing her first work in 1945. It was the story “Pippi settles in the Chicken Villa.” The heroine immediately became popular. Following this, two more books and several stories were born, which were bought like hot cakes.
Later, the Danish storyteller admitted that the girl bore her character traits: as a child, Astrid was the same restless inventor. In general, the character’s characterization is a horror story for adults: a 9-year-old child does what he wants, easily copes with formidable men, carries a heavy horse.
Biography and plot
Pippi Longstocking is an unusual lady, just like her biography. Once upon a time, in a small, unremarkable Swedish town, a freckled girl with red, raised braids settled in the old abandoned villa “Chicken”. She lives here without adult supervision in the company of a horse that stands on the veranda and a monkey, Mr. Nilsson. The mother left the world when Pippi was still a baby, and the father, named Ephraim Longstocking, served as the captain of a ship that was wrecked. The man ended up on an island where the black aborigines called him their leader.
Pippi Longstocking and her monkey Mr. Nilsson This is the legend the heroine of the Swedish fairy tale tells to her new friends, brother and sister Tommy and Annika Settergren, whom she met upon arriving in the city. Pippi inherited excellent genes from her father. The physical strength is so great that the girl drives away the policemen who came to send the orphan to an orphanage from the house. Leaves an angry bull without horns. The circus strongman wins at the fair. And the robbers who broke into her home are thrown onto the closet.
And Pippi Longstocking is incredibly rich, for which she also has to thank her dad. The daughter inherited a chest of gold, which the heroine happily spends. The girl does not go to school; she prefers dangerous and exciting adventures to tedious activities. Moreover, studying is no longer necessary, because Pippi is an expert in the customs of different countries of the world, which she visited with her father.
Pippi Longstocking lifts a Horse While sleeping, the girl puts her feet on the pillow, rolls out the baking dough right on the floor, and on her birthday she not only accepts gifts, but also gives surprises to guests. Residents of the city watch in amazement as the child moves backwards when walking, because in Egypt that’s the only way they walk.
Tommy and Annika fell in love with their new friend with all their hearts, with whom it is impossible to get bored. Children constantly find themselves in funny troubles and unpleasant situations. In the evenings, together with Pippi, they make their favorite dishes - waffles, baked apples, pancakes. By the way, the red-haired girl makes great pancakes by flipping them right in the air.
Pippi Longstocking, Tommy and Annika But one day the friends were almost separated by their father who came to pick up Pippi. The man really turned out to be the leader of the tribe of the distant island country of Veselia. And if earlier the neighbors considered the main character to be an inventor and a liar, now they immediately believed in all her fables.
In the last book from the original Lindgren trilogy, the parents sent Tommy and Annika on vacation to Veselia, where the children, in the company of the inimitable Pippi Longstocking, who became a black princess, received a scattering of unforgettable emotions.
Film adaptations
The Swedish-German serial film, which was released in 1969, is considered canonical. The name of the actress became famous throughout the world - Pippi was played believably by Inger Nilsson. The embodied image turned out to be closest to the book’s mischievous girl, and the plot differs little from the original. The film did not find love or recognition in Russia.
Inger Nilsson as Pippi Longstocking But Soviet audiences fell in love with Pippi, who shone in a two-part musical film directed by Margarita Mikaelyan in 1984. Famous actors were involved in the production: they met on the set (Madam Rosenblum), (the swindler Blom), (Pippi’s father), and Peppilotta is played by Svetlana Stupak. The film was filled with catchy compositions (just look at “The Pirates’ Song”!) and circus tricks, which added to the film’s charm.
Svetlana Stupak as Pippi Longstocking The role of Pippi for Svetlana Stupak was the first and last in the cinema. At first, the girl did not pass the casting: the director rejected her for her blonde hair and adult appearance - Sveta did not look like a 9-year-old child. But the young actress got a second chance. The girl was asked to imagine herself as the daughter of the leader of a black tribe, to show spontaneity and enthusiasm.
Tami Erin as Pippi Longstocking Stupak coped with the task, demonstrating to the cinema bison a stunning trick that did not require the participation of doubles. The authors of the film decided to film her, which they later regretted: Sveta’s character turned out to be even worse than the main character of the fairy tale. The director either grabbed the validol or wanted to pick up the belt.
In 1988, the red-haired beast reappeared on television screens. This time, the USA and Sweden teamed up to create the film “The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking”. Tami Erin appeared in the cinema for the first time.
Pippi Longstocking in the cartoon The Canadian series, released at the end of the last century, became a striking animated film. Pippi's voice was provided by Melissa Altro. The directors did not take liberties and followed the literary pattern carefully created by the Swedish storyteller.
- Inger Nilsson's acting career didn't work out either - the woman worked as a secretary.
- In Sweden, on the island of Djurgården, a museum of fairy-tale heroes by Astrid Lindgren was built. Here you can visit Pippi Longstocking's house, where you can run, jump, climb and ride a horse named Horse.
Pippi Longstocking's House in the Astrid Lindgren Fairytale Heroes Museum - The theater stage cannot do without such a bright character. During the 2018 New Year holidays, at the capital’s Cherry Orchard theater center, children are invited to the play “Pippi Longstocking,” staged in the best Vakhtangov traditions. Director Vera Annenkova promises deep content and circus entertainment.
Quotes
“My mom is an angel, and my dad is a black king. Not every child has such noble parents.”
“Grown-ups never have fun. They always have a lot of boring work, stupid dresses and cuminal taxes. And they are also stuffed with prejudices and all sorts of nonsense. They think that a terrible misfortune will happen if you put a knife in your mouth while eating, and so on.”
“Who said you have to become an adult?”
“When the heart is hot and beating strongly, it is impossible to freeze.”
“A real well-mannered lady picks her nose when no one is looking!”
In general, sometimes children's books force us to look at, let's say, the psychology of the work itself from a different perspective. I personally graduated from the Faculty of Geography and Biology of the Ural State Pedagogical University, but somehow I managed to sit in on a literary lecture by students who were supposed to become teachers of Russian and literature. I had a “window”, I didn’t want to drag myself to the dorm, and at that time I was friends with a boy from this faculty. Therefore, we decided to sit quietly during the lecture.
"Pippi Longstocking" I read as a child, like many children, and watched the film. And I liked both works. But I didn’t really think about it - why? And no one asked such questions. And then the lecture began with the teacher asking the students - raise their hands - who read this work in childhood. A lot of people raised their hands. Then there was a question - who liked it - also a forest of hands. The third question is WHY I liked it. And then the teacher asked the students to form a simple thought - why is the image of Pippi so attractive to children? Actually, it turned out to be quite complicated.
The lecture gradually developed into a debate (in which even I took part) at the end of which I managed to reach a common denominator with the students.
Pippi Longstocking- not just the image of a mischievous and cheerful girl who can, for example, Carolson, be the image of a real cheerful and faithful friend for a child (including an imaginary one). Pippi is rather an ideal of how children themselves would like to live and be. Pippi is a kind of projection of a child onto himself, in which he can do what he wants, how he wants, be strong and good-natured, a master of invention, the life of the party. A person who does not shy away from the remarks of adults, will be able to say something, whose actions, despite the external unpredictability for adults, are quite understandable and logical for a child, with his unossified view of the order of things. And then, although she is small, she is even financially independent from adults. But often what comes out of parents’ mouths is “we feed you here and give you something to drink” - not the most successful phrase in an attempt to reason with the child.
In general, Pippi encourages children to be themselves, to think outside the box, not to lose heart in any situation, and to live with the understanding that life is here and now. Pippi doesn’t really hold on to the past; she strives to make a holiday and bring something good now. Of course, it is important for an adult to think through their future, but children all live in the present moment of joy.
In general, I liked that lecture so much that, as a fully grown girl, I re-read it again "Pippi Longstocking". So far this book is not age appropriate for my daughter - still Pippi The book has been in the book for 8-9 years already, but I hope that in due time my daughter will like this work. We defeated Carolson, by the way - the book is generally read differently as an adult - I read it out loud - my husband laughed at Carlson’s statements in other places. With Pippi in other places I also wanted to laugh.
In general, a wonderful book by a wonderful author, which can only be called multifaceted. After all, reading it at every age is like turning a kaleidoscope in a new way. Every time you see something new.
Year: 1955 Genre: fairy tale
Main characters: Pippi, Tommy and Annika
The little girl Pippi was left an orphan. She lives completely alone, does what she wants, when she wants. Pippi behaves in a strange way, she is not like the other girls: very strong, thrifty, dexterous, smart. The girl is always coming up with something and her friends Tommy and Annika like it. Pippi was nicknamed Longstocking because she wore different stockings: black and brown. She is a kind soul, ready to help her comrades at any moment. But her enemies and bullies get what they deserve.
The work teaches that a small person can have a big heart. So the heroine Pippi Longstocking helped the sick, those who were subjected to bullying, ridicule of other children, and treated children to sweets.
Read the summary by Astrid Lindgren Pippi Longstocking
In a small Swedish town, a nine-year-old girl settled in an abandoned house. Her name is Pippi Longstocking. She lives completely alone, since her mother died when Pippi was still a baby, but her father died during a storm, but the girl thinks that he is alive and lives somewhere on the islands. Pippi is optimistic, very strong, thrifty and a jack of all trades. She had red hair, she braided it, freckles on her face, a small nose, stockings of different colors: black and brown, huge shoes that constantly dangled. The girl always comes up with interesting stories about the countries she visited with her sailor father. She had a monkey named Nils. He was a faithful comrade to her. She can turn any thing into something useful for the home. She met two good, neat, well-mannered guys, Tommy and Annika. Pippi treated her friends to pancakes. Then she gave them gifts. The children liked their new friend and were looking forward to meeting her again.
The next day the guys went to visit Pippi again. They were playing detective, when suddenly, out of nowhere, five boys appeared and attacked one girl, Ville. When they saw Pippi, they immediately turned their attention to her, began calling her names and teasing her, and all the girl did was laugh loudly. No one expected this turn of events. Pippi took one of them and threw it onto a tree branch, then the second. So, one by one, she dealt with all the hooligans, thereby teaching them a lesson.
Pippi believed that she did not belong at school, since she did not understand the rules of behavior in this institution.
She didn’t like it at the orphanage either and left there.
But in the circus, Pippi felt at ease. She walked the tightrope perfectly, defeated the strong man, saddled the horse and rode it skillfully.
One day, on one of the streets of the town, a multi-story building began to burn. The faces of the boys appeared in one of the windows. One was 5 years old, and the second was a year younger. The kids asked for help. But the firemen's ladder did not reach the window. Then Pippi decided to help the boys. Nils took the rope and hooked it onto a tree branch, the girl took the other end of the rope and a large board. She deftly climbed to the top of the tree, lifted the board and placed it between the tree and the burning window, making a bridge. Pippi walked along the board and took the kids. She returned with the children along the same board. Thus, Pippi saved the lives of two children.
Pippi and her friends are going to the island. He was on the lake. This place was perfect for the guys. Pippi took everything she needed with her: food, a tent, sleeping bags. The girl carried a huge bag with ease. The guys got into the boat, and the horse swam nearby. They sailed to the island. Pippi set up a shipwreck. The friends settled in this place and lit a fire. It started to rain, the travelers waited out it in a tent, and the horse waited under a large tree. The children had a lot of fun and comfort. For breakfast, Pippi prepared ham and eggs and aromatic coffee. The comrades were having fun. Pippi came up with a game - jumping into the lake while swinging on a rope. Annika and Tommy were hesitant at first, but soon decided to try it and really liked it. Swinging on the rope myself was more fun than passively watching others. Even Nils wanted to jump into the water, but changed his mind at the very last moment. Time passed and it was time to return home. Then the guys discovered the missing boat, threw a bottle with a message, but no one came to their aid. Pippi began to get nervous and then remembered that she had hidden the boat from the rain. The children returned home.
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The trilogy about the adventures of Pippi Longstocking was created by Astrid Lindgren from 1945 to 1948. The incredible story about a girl with red pigtails brought the writer world fame. Today her Peppilotta is one of the most recognizable characters in world culture. The story about Pippi simply could not be bad, because initially it was invented for the person most dear to her - her daughter.
Part one: Pippi arrives at the Chicken Villa
The life of the children of one small Swedish town was calm and measured. On weekdays they went to school, on weekends they walked in the yard, fell asleep in their warm beds and obeyed mom and dad. This is how Tommy and Annika Settergren lived. But sometimes, playing in their garden, they still sadly dreamed of friends. “What a pity,” Annika sighed, “that no one lives in the house next door.” “It would be great,” agreed Tommy, “if children could live there.”
One fine day, the dream of the young Settergrens came true. A very unusual tenant appeared in the house opposite - a nine-year-old girl named Pippi Longstocking.
Pippi was a very unusual child. Firstly, she came to the town alone. She had only a nameless horse and a monkey, Mr. Nilsson, for company. Pippi's mother died many years ago, her father - Ephraim Longstocking - a former navigator, Thunder of the Seas - went missing during a shipwreck, but Pippi is convinced that he reigns on some black island. Pippi's full name is Peppilotta Viktualia Rolgardina Crisminta Ephraimsdotter, until she was nine years old she traveled with her father across the seas, and now she has decided to settle in the Chicken Villa.
When leaving the ship, Pippi took nothing except two things - Mr. Nilsson's monkey and a box of gold. Oh yes! Pippi has enormous physical strength - so the girl carried the heavy box playfully. When Pippi's thin figure moved away, the entire ship's crew almost cried, but the proud little girl did not turn around. She turned the corner, quickly wiped away a tear and went to buy a horse.
When Tommy and Annika saw Pippi for the first time, they were very surprised. She was not at all like the other girls in the town - carrot-colored hair braided in tight sticking braids, a freckled nose, a homemade dress sewn from red and green scraps, high stockings (one black, the other brown - whichever ones were found) and black shoes in several sizes more (as Pippi later explained, her father bought them for growth).
The brother and sister encountered Pippi when she, as usual, walked backwards. To the question “why are you backing away?” The red-haired girl authoritatively declared that she had recently sailed from Egypt, and everyone there was doing nothing but backing away. And it's not scary yet! When she was in India, in order to not stand out from the crowd, she had to walk on her hands.
Tommy and Annika did not believe the stranger and caught her in a lie. Pippi was not offended and honestly admitted that she had lied a little: “Sometimes I start to forget what happened and what didn’t happen. And how can you demand that a little girl whose mother is an angel in heaven and whose father is a black king speak only the truth... So if I ever accidentally lie to you, you shouldn’t be angry with me.” Tommy and Annika were quite satisfied with the answer. Thus began their amazing friendship with Pippi Longstocking.
That same day, the guys visited their new neighbor for the first time. What surprised them most was that Pippi lives alone. “Who tells you in the evenings to go to bed?” – the guys were perplexed. “I tell myself this myself,” answered Peppilotta. At first I speak kindly, but if I don’t listen, I repeat more strictly. If this doesn’t help, then it’s a big deal for me!
Hospitable Pippi bakes pancakes for the children. She throws the eggs high into the air, two fall into the frying pan, and one breaks right on Longstocking's red hair. The girl immediately comes up with a story that raw eggs are very good for hair growth. In Brazil, it is law to smash eggs on your head. All bald people (that is, those who eat eggs and do not smear them on their heads) are taken to the police station in a police car.
The next day, Tommy and Annika got up early. They couldn't wait to meet their unusual neighbor. They found Pippi baking cakes. After the housework was completed, their stomachs were full, and the kitchen was completely dirty with flour, the guys went for a walk. Pippi told her brother and sister about her favorite hobby, which quite possibly will develop into a lifelong endeavor. Pippi has been a bookmaker for many years now. People throw away, lose, forget a lot of useful things - Longstocking patiently explained - the task of the dealer is to find these things and find a worthy use for them.
Showing off her skills, Pippi first finds a magnificent jar that, if handled correctly, can become a Gingerbread Jar, and then an empty spool. It was decided to hang the latter on a string and wear it as a necklace.
Tommy and Annika were not as lucky as Pippi, but she advised them to look into the old hollow and under the stump. What miracles! In the hollow, Tommy found a stunning notebook with a silver pencil, and Annika was lucky enough to find an amazingly beautiful box under a tree stump with multi-colored snails on the lid. Returning home, the children were firmly convinced that in the future they would become dealers.
Pippi's life in the town was getting better. Little by little, she established contacts with local residents: she beat off the yard boys who were hurting the little girl, fooled the police who came to take her to the orphanage, threw two thieves onto a closet, and then forced them to dance the twist all night.
However, at nine, Pippi is completely illiterate. Once upon a time, one of her father's sailors tried to teach the girl to write, but she was a bad student. “No, Fridolf,” Peppilotta usually said, “I’d rather climb the mast or play with the ship’s cat than learn this stupid grammar.”
And now young Peppilotta has absolutely no desire to go to school, but the fact that everyone will have holidays, but she will not, really hurt Peppi, so she went to class. The educational process did not occupy the young rebel for long, and therefore Pippi had to part with school. As a farewell gift, she gave the teacher a golden bell and returned to her usual way of life at the Chicken Villa.
Adults did not like Pippi, and Tommy and Annika's parents were no exception. They believed that the new neighbor had a negative influence on the children. They constantly get into trouble with Pippi, wander around from morning to night and return dirty and grimy. And what can we say about the disgusting manners of this young lady. During dinner at the Settergrens', to which Pippi was invited, she chatted constantly, told tall tales, and ate a whole butter cake without sharing a piece with anyone.
But adults could not stop communicating with Pippi, because for Tommy and Annika she became the real friend they never had.
Part two: the return of Captain Ephroim
Pippi Longstocking lived at the Chicken Villa for a whole year. She was practically never separated from Tommy and Annika. After school, brother and sister immediately ran to Pippi to do their homework with her. The little mistress did not mind. “Maybe a little learning will come into me. I can’t say that I suffered so much from a lack of knowledge, but maybe you really can’t become a Real Lady if you don’t know how many Hottentots live in Australia.”
Having finished their lessons, the children played games or sat down near the stove, baked waffles and apples and listened to the incredible stories of Pippi that happened to her when she sailed the seas with her father.
And on weekends there was even more entertainment. You could go shopping (Pippi doesn’t have a lot of money!) and buy a hundred kilos of candy for all the city kids, you could summon a ghost in the attic, or you could go in an old boat to a desert island and spend the whole day there.
One day, Tommy, Annika and Pippi were sitting in the garden of the Chicken Villa and talking about the future. As soon as Longstocking remembered her father, a tall man appeared at the gate. Pippi threw herself on his neck as fast as she could and hung there, swinging her legs. This was Captain Ephraim.
After a shipwreck, Ephraim Longstocking actually found himself on a desert island. The locals at first wanted to take him prisoner, but as soon as he uprooted the palm tree, they immediately changed their minds and made him their king. Their hot island is located in the middle of the ocean and is called Veselia. In the first half of the day, Ephroim ruled the island, and in the second he built a boat to return for his beloved Peppilotta.
In the last two weeks he has passed a lot of laws and given a lot of instructions, so this should be enough for the duration of his absence. But there is no need to hesitate - he and Pippi (now a real black princess) need to return to their subjects.
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Part three: journey to Veselia and return home
Tommy and Annika were glad that Pippi met Papa Ephroim again, but they were very sad that parting with their best friend was approaching. Now they couldn’t imagine life without Pippi. Seeing Peppilotta off at the port, Tommy could barely hold back his tears, and Annika sobbed uncontrollably. Not wanting anyone to cry because of her, Pippi leaves the ship at the last moment. “Papa Ephraim,” Pippi explains, “I don’t want to hurt Tommy and Annika. Moreover, children at my age should lead a measured life, and not swim the seas. Yes, children should lead a life measured by themselves.”
Still, Pippi manages to persuade Tommy and Annika’s parents to let their children go to Veselia for the holidays. The trip turned out to be extraordinary, the guys made new friends among the islanders and returned home full of impressions.
Christmas was approaching. Tommy and Annika dreamed about the future. They will never, never become adults, they will live here forever, play with Pippi, and swim to Veselia in the summer. But from all the travels they will always return home, it is very nice to know that you have somewhere to return to.
