Chapter 12 Pippi Longstocking doesn't want to grow up

The last chapter of .The previous story is that Pippi's father, the black king of Hottentot Island, took Pippi to the island. At this time, Dumi and Anika were recovering from a serious illness, and they also went to recover their health.It was past Christmas when they returned. Ah, Dumi and Anika's mom and dad who can't stop touching and kissing their babies and cooking them a big dinner.When they were sleeping, their father and mother went to the bed and covered them with quilts, and sat by their bed for a long time, listening to them talk about all kinds of strange things they experienced in Hottentot Island.Everyone is happy.There's only one thing that makes people unhappy, and that's Christmas.Tommy and Anika didn't want to tell their mother how upset they were about missing out on the Christmas tree and Christmas presents.People are not used to coming home from a trip, and it would be much better if they came back just in time for Christmas Eve.

Du Mi and Anika felt a little sad when they thought of Pippi.Now she has put her feet on a pillow and is sleeping in Vera Velogula's house.There was no one around her, and no one tucked her in.They decided to visit her early the next morning. But the next day their mother wouldn't let them out, because she hadn't seen them for a long time, and besides, grandma was coming to dinner and to welcome the children home.Dumi and Anika were troubled by the thought that Pippi would be alone at home all day, and when it got dark they couldn't bear it any longer. "Good mother, we must go and see Pippi," said Dumi.

"Well, you go," said Mrs. Seidelgren. "But don't stay too long." Tommy and Anika leave the house. Dumi and Anika stopped at the door outside Vera Velogula's yard.It looks like a Christmas card here.The whole yard sits in soft white snow, with a cheerful light from the windows.Torches were burning on the front porch, their light reflecting the snow outside.A snow-swept path leads directly to the front porch, so Tommy and Anika don't have to struggle through snowdrifts. They were dusting themselves off on the front porch when the door opened and Pippi stood in the doorway.

"Merry Christmas to you all," she said, leading them into the kitchen.Ah, there really is a Christmas tree there!The candles were all lit, seventeen Christmas candles were crackling, and there was a pleasant aroma in the air.On the table lay the Christmas porridge, ham, sausage, and all sorts of other goodies, even pretzels and fritters.The fire was burning brightly in the stove, the horse was pawing the ground beside the woodbox, and Mr. Nilsson was hopping among the candles in the Christmas tree. "So it wants to be a Christmas angel," said Pippi meanly. "But it's really impossible to make it sit still."

Tommy and Anika stood there in amazement. "Ah, Pippi," said Anika. "Great! How did you have time to prepare so many things?" "I'm a hardworking person," Pippi said. Tommy and Anika suddenly felt very, very excited and happy. "I think it's good that we're back at Vera Velogula," said Dumi. They sat round the table and ate a great deal of ham, porridge, sausages, and pretzels, which they thought were better than bananas and breadfruit. "Great," said Anika, "we spent Christmas even though there were no Christmas presents."

"Oh, you reminded me," said Pippi, "I forgot your Christmas presents. Find them yourself." Tommy and Anika, flushed with excitement, got up and went to find it themselves.In the firewood box, Dumi found a large bag with "Dumi" written on it, and a delicate watercolor box inside.Under the table Annika finds a bag with her name on it and a beautiful red parasol inside. "I'll take it with me next time we go to Hottentots," said Anika. There are two bags under the hood.In one bag was a small jeep for Tommy, and in the other was a set of small plates and bowls for Anika.Hanging from the pony's tail was a tiny, tiny bag that contained an alarm clock that would fit perfectly in Tommy and Anika's bedroom.

When they had found their Christmas presents, they went to give Pippi a hug and thank them.Pippi stood by the window, looking at the white snow in the yard. "Tomorrow we will build a big snow house," she said, "and in the evening we will light a candle in it." "Okay, okay, let's make it tomorrow," said Anika, growing more and more satisfied with being back home. "I'm thinking about whether we can build a ski slope in the snowbank that goes from the roof to the ground," Pippi said. "I want to teach a horse to ski, but I can't imagine whether it needs four skis or two."

"We'll have a great time tomorrow," said Tommy. "We're lucky to be home during the Christmas break." "We'll have a good time wherever we are," said Anika. "In Vila Vilogula, on Hottentots, anywhere." Pippi nodded happily, and the three of them climbed onto the dining table.An unpleasant shadow suddenly appeared on Du Mi's face. "I never want to grow up," he said firmly. "I don't want to grow up either," said Anika. "Never grow up, grown-ups have nothing to envy," said Pippi. "Grown-ups have no fun. They always have a lot of trouble, clothes and corns and ground taxes and things like that."

"It's a local tax, not a land tax," said Anika. "Yes, same, anyway, it's just some boring stuff," Pippi said. "They're full of superstition and madness. They think that if you accidentally put a knife in your mouth while eating, great misfortune will happen." "They can't play either," Anika said. "But, can people not grow up?" "Who says one has to grow up?" said Pippi. "If I remember correctly, I still have a few pills hidden somewhere." "What pills?" said Tommy. "It's those who don't want to grow up who have taken very effective medicine." Pippi jumped off the table while talking.She looked around in the cabinets and drawers, and after a while she brought out something yellow and the size of a pea.

"Peas," said Tommy, startled. "You think it's peas," said Pippi, "but it's not peas. They're heavenly pills. I got them from an old Indian chief long ago in Rio de Janeiro, when I told him I didn't care if I grew or not. .” "Just using this little pill will work?" Annika was skeptical. "Of course," Pippi assured, "but these medicines must be taken in the dark, and must be said like this: "'Small heavenly pills, "'I don't want to be long.'" "You probably meant 'big,'" said Toumi.

"If I say 'da,' I mean 'big,'" Pippi said. "It's a strategy, see? Most people say 'big,' so the worst can happen. Because When you say big, people grow faster than ever. One time a boy took this pill too. He said 'big' instead of 'da' and he grew up, it was scary It's broken. It's so sad to grow a lot of rice in one day. But it's comfortable, he can almost go directly to the apple tree like a giraffe to eat apples. But soon he can't eat, Because he is so tall. Several aunties came to see him at his house and said 'ah, you have become big and capable'. They had to use a loudspeaker, otherwise he couldn't hear. People only saw him His thin, long legs disappeared into the clouds like two flagpoles, and nothing could be seen. His voice was never heard again, but he was heard once, when he went to lick the sun and burn his tongue After a bubble, he yelled and shriveled all the flowers on the earth. But this is the last time I heard his voice. Now he is still wandering around in Rio de Janeiro, I think he will cause a lot of trouble to the traffic order mess." "I can't take this pill," said Anika terrified. "What if I say something wrong?" "You can't be wrong," Pippi reassured her. "If I thought you would, I wouldn't give you the pills. It's too monotonous to play with your legs. But Tommy, My two legs and yours match up very funny." They blew out all the candles on the Christmas tree.It was very dark in the kitchen, save for a little light from behind the stove, where a fire burned behind the lid.They sat down in a circle in the middle of the floor.Pippi gave Dumi and Anika a few pills from the Book of Heaven.They were all full of excitement.Come to think of it, the magic pill is going to be in the stomach in a blink of an eye, and then never, never grow up.How wonderful that would be. "It's time." Pippi whispered. They swallowed their own pills. "Small Tianshu pills, I don't want to grow 'da'." The three of them said together. After taking the pills, Pippi turned on the chandelier on the ceiling. "Wonderful," she said, "I'm never going to grow up again, have no more corns or anything. These pills have been sitting in my case for a long time, and I can't guarantee 100% that the pills haven't expired." .But I hope it works." Anika remembered something. "Ah, Pippi," she said worriedly, "don't you want to be a pirate when you grow up?" "It doesn't matter, I can still be a pirate," said Pippi, "I can be a very small, fierce and fierce pirate, wandering around, robbing and plundering." She thought about it for a while. "Hey, think about it," she said, "If many, many years later, an aunt came over and saw us running and playing in the yard, she might ask you Dumi: 'My child, how old are you?' That's when you said: 'Fifty-three, if I remember correctly.'" Dumi smiled with satisfaction. "She must have thought I was too small," he said. "Yes, of course it will," agreed Pippi. "But you can say that when you were young, you were older than you are now." At this moment, Dumi and Anika remembered that their mother had told them not to stay too long. "We must go home now," said Dumi. "But we'll come back tomorrow," said Anika. "Okay," said Pippi, "we will build the snow house at eight o'clock." She sent them to the gate, and ran back to Vera Vilogula, her two fiery red braids bobbing about her head. "If you think about it," said Tommy later, as he brushed his teeth, "if I hadn't known it was a bible pill, I'd have mistaken it for a normal pea." Anika stood in her pink pajamas at the window of the children's bedroom, looking in the direction of Vera Velogula. "Look, I see Pippi." She cried happily. Du Mi also hurried to the window.real!In winter the leaves were all gone, and they could see Pippi's kitchen all the time. Pippi was sitting at the dining table with her head in her hands, her eyes staring at a candle with a flickering flame in front of her with a dreamy expression. "She... she looks alone," Anika said, her voice trembling. "Oh, Tommy, if it's morning, we'll go to her right away." On such a winter night, they stood there quietly looking out.The stars shone on the roof of Vera Velogula.Pippi lived in it, and she would live there forever.It's a joy to think about.Time will pass year by year, but Pippi, Dumi and Anika will never grow up.Of course, there is one condition, that is, the Tianshu pills cannot fail!There will be four seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter in a year, but their games will never stop.Tomorrow they make snow houses, build a ski slope on the roof of Villa Vilogula, and when spring comes, they're going to climb the empty oak tree that grows soda pops, and they'll play scavenger hunts, ride Pippi's horse, sitting on the woodbox and telling stories, and they sometimes go to Hottentots Island to see Momo, Moana and other children, and then come back to Vila Vilogula.Ah, what a relief to think of that - Pippi lived forever in Vila Vilogula! "If she takes a look here, we give her a big wave," said Tommy. But Pippi was still looking ahead with dreamy eyes. She turned off the light.