The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking Page #4

Practically nothing. Fished,

read comics, played ball.

But now every day is fantastic.

It's one of those

"perodactyl" things.

That's Jake and

his new flying machine.

Gee, I've never seen

anything like that before.

- He invented it himself.

- You mean he actually made that thing?

He calls it his autogiro.

He even promised me and Annika he'd take

us up sometime. Except Dad says no way.

He thinks it's too dangerous.

There it is, boss.

Look, I can fly.

Pippi, don't! You'll fall!

You can't really fly!

My papa always says that if you believe

in yourself, you can do anything.

Shoot. That's Mom.

- We gotta go now. We promised.

- Bye!

Bye.

Leave it to us, boss. Come on.

Let's go. Okay.

Pippi, there are two

official-looking guys...

coming through the gate

with white jackets on.

Fantastic.

I just love men in uniform.

But policemen are the best.

Ouch! Shh!

Anyone home?

County Animal Control.

Come to fix your livestock.

Hey. What are you doing?

What are you doing?

Wow! Oh!

Watch it!

That's pirates' gold. And anyone

who touches it will turn to dust.

Look, kid, we got an order to take

your animals for their shots.

Nobody shoots my animals.

Whoa, whoa.

We're not gonna shoot 'em.

We're just gonna give

'em a few jabs. Yeah.

Hey, that's my rope!

That's it, kid! Aaaah!

Okay, kid, if

that's the way you want it!

- Whoa!

- Ohhhh!

And that's the bully tree. You should be

ashamed, picking on a poor little girl.

Ohhh!

No sense wasting

such a nice day.

You little monster, you!

- Let's play "find the hat."

- Come here, you!

Come and get it!

Let's get the gold

and get out of here.

What? With her yelling her head

off in full view of everyone?

Get that ladder!

That's the idea.

The view's lovely up here.

I'm gonna get that strong-armed little

freak if it's the last thing I do.

Then what? They've seen our faces.

Here's what we'll do.

We'll put her in the sack, and when

it gets dark, we'll get rid of her.

Here. Don't want you to get sunstroke.

Get up there! Go on!

Bravo! Well done. Isn't this fun?

I do it every day.

You little brat! I'm going to pull

those pigtails clear to China.

Come on, kid!

Get off me! Get off me! Let go!

Let go! You've had your fun.

What's wrong? I thought

it was just a game.

When we're finished, we can have

a feast of Coke and cookies.

Put the ladder here, kid,

and we'll call it a day.

Hurry! Come on! Move it!

Get out of my way!

You idiot! Why, you little...

You go for her.

Get her off that horse.

I'll get you now!

I'll get you.

Let's get outta here. This is more

trouble than a truckload of baboons!

Oh! Oh-oh!

They're never gonna separate us.

Uh-uh. Never, never, never!

All you had to do was grab

the horse and the monkey!

We would've been rid

of her forever!

D all that money

just lying there!

Be back in a couple hours.

Get, get down!

Come on. Get out of there!

It's not safe now. Come on.

What are you doing up here?

I just wanted to see

what it was like to fly.

Careful, careful, careful.

It's dangerous.

They could take your head off.

Who cares?

I once ran into a headless pirate in

Istanbul. He never knew which way was up.

Well, I'm afraid you're gonna have to

wait a few years to fly an autogiro.

Yeah, you know, I risk my

life every time I go up.

Vroom! Vroom! Vroom!

That's it. That's the idea.

Vroom! Vroom!

Is that all there is to it?

No, no, of course not!

Uh, see, you need these

to keep you up...

and the prop

to take you forward.

But it's really a lot more

complicated than that.

Well, I bet I could do it.

Can I watch you take off? Sure!

And feel free

to come around any time.

I always feel free. Thanks. Bye.

Bye!

My pop and I have been

shipwrecked so many times...

that there are only eight or nine islands

we haven't been to in the whole world.

Weren't you afraid?

Well, there was this hurricane, and

the peas flew out of the soup.

And the ship's cat

flew past me stark naked,

and his fur landed on my fork.

Excu... What do you think

you're doing?

The sugar feels sensational

between your toes.

I'm sorry, but we just don't

behave that way in this household.

Sorry.

Now, tell me,

what makes you think that

your father is still alive?

I know he is. He'll be back soon.

You can rely on that.

Ahhh.

I can't see a thing!

Pippi, come in the kitchen. We'll wipe

off your face. It'll be all right.

I think I went a little too far.

That wasn't funny, Pippi. Your

table manners are atrocious.

Listen, if I promise

to practice one hour each day,

will you teach me all

that table manners and stuff?

I'll try.

Now I want the real truth.

Your mother...

She is dead, isn't she?

Oh, no!

You see that cloud?

Well, there's a little hole

in it right above my house.

Whenever I'm in trouble

or I need advice,

I see her face

right about there.

She always helps me

one way or another.

You okay, Pippi?

You want to play upstairs?

I can't. Alfonso's dying

for a hay souffl,

and Mr. Neilson wants

a banana split.

Good night.

Don't let the bedbugs bite.

Oh, wait, oh. Hold it, kids.

You hold on right there.

I wanna talk to you.

Just hang on there.

Just hang on.

Honey, I'm really worried

about Pippi.

She's all alone in that house.

There's no one to take care of her.

Look, don't get yourself all upset.

Pippi is not our responsibility.

This Miss Bannister, she has a

lot of support in this town.

I can see why.

The county created the children's home for

kids who are lost or have no parents.

And it...

It just seems to me that Pippi

fits the bill perfectly.

Poor Pippi. No mother or

father to look after her.

We've gotta do something.

Something drastic.

The boxes are finished.

Where do we put them?

Be careful how you mount them.

They gotta be fixed real firm.

What?

Oh.

Oh, this is too much.

This is just too much!

What the heck could she be

doing at 3:
00 in the morning?

Can we... I say,

can we possibly have

a little peace and quiet here?

Go to bed!

Don't fuss. You're getting rid

of her tomorrow, aren't you?

I wouldn't exactly say

that I'm getting rid of her.

But, eh, eh...

What, you don't approve?

You know I don't. Not at all.

Twelve times sixteen...

equals 192.

Children, eyes to

the blackboard, please. Tommy.

Tommy?

Twelve times twelve equals one

hundred and forty-four. Annika?

Pippi, how can I teach arithmetic with

you sitting there? Please come inside.

Well, I don't want to upset you.

I'm just curious.

I've never been

to school before.

Except in Wagga Wagga.

That's in Australia.

They chased wallabies

all day long.

And we had koala bears sitting

in on... Enough, Pippi.

I'm afraid you can't stay there. It's disrupting

the class. Children, back to your seats.

I was just hoping all that learning

floating around in there...

might fly out here and stick to me...

and Mr. Neilson.

He's very bad with his numbers.

Yeah.

I'd like to help you,

but you make that impossible.

Whenever you're ready, come to school

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