Pippi Entertains Two Burglars
Village: Police station
In one of the cells, two burglars, Thunder-Karlsson and Bloom are waiting in their cells.
"Finally, the day we can get out of this crack hole." Thunder-Karlsson said.
"Yeah, but what's taking those lazy cops so long?" Bloom asked.
Meanwhile, outside the police station, Kling and Klang arrive.
"Say, don't we have something to do today?" Kling asked.
"Yes, today is the day the gentlemen in Cell 37, Thunder-Karlsson and Bloom, are to be released." Klang replied.
"Oh yeah, can't forget about that." Kling said.
Kling and Klang walked over to Cell 37 and unlocked the door.
"Alright, Thunder-Karlsson and Bloom, your prison sentence is up." Klang said.
"About time you got here." Thunder-Karlsson said.
"Yeah, we've been waiting." Bloom said.
"Well, wait's over, 'cause you two are free men." Kling said.
Few minutes later, Thunder-Karlsson and Bloom are outside the police station.
"Now, if you need money, why don't you chaps get a job?" Kling suggested.
"We already have jobs! We're crooks." Bloom said.
"No, I mean a real job. Like a grocer or a worker at a carnival or something." Kling said, and the policemen went back in.
"Ah, phooey!" Thunder-Karlsson said. "Who needs a real job when you're a crook?"
"Yeah, I sure don't." Bloom replied.
"Come on, let's go look for a potential place to rob in the village." Thunder-Karlsson said.
Village: Marketplace
At the marketplace, several kids are enjoying the candies that Pippi had bought for them earlier.
"Uh, hello little boy, can I have some?" Thunder-Karlsson asked.
"Sure, here you go, mister." the boy said as he gave some gumdrops to Thunder-Karlsson.
"Me too." Bloom said, and the boy gave some to Bloom as well.
"Say, how did you get all these candies?" Thunder-Karlsson asked.
"From Pippi Longstocking." the boy replied. "She has a lot of gold coins and she's generous, so she bought these for me."
Thunder-Karlsson and Bloom looked at each other before turning back to the boy.
"And just where does this Pippi Longstocking live?" Thunder-Karlsson asked.
"She lives all alone in Villa Villekulla, everyone knows that." the boy said.
"Except us, we were in jail." Bloom said, before being pushed aside by Thunder-Karlsson.
"Alone, did you say?" Thunder-Karlsson asked.
"Yes, she just moved in there not too long ago." the boy replied.
"Bloom, this could be our big chance." Thunder-Karlsson said. "Remember those things that we always wanted?"
"Yeah, you wanted a golden tooth to replace a tooth you lost, and I wanted an English bowler hat." Bloom replied.
"Exactly, and if this Pippi girl really have that many gold coins, then we'll have plenty of money to spare." Thunder-Karlsson said.
Village: Villa Villekulla
Later that evening, in the living room of her house, Pippi is counting her gold coins.
"Come on, Mr. Nilsson, we better get all these coins counted for when father returns." Pippi said. "1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10…"
Mr. Nilsson grows bored and wanders around, and accidentally knocks down a few stacks of coins in the process.
"Mr. Nilsson," Pippi said. "If you keep knocking down the coins, I'll never get finished. If you're bored, why don't you play upstairs?"
Mr. Nilsson took Pippi's suggestion and headed upstairs.
Meanwhile, Thunder-Karlsson and Bloom are heading to Villa Villekulla.
"I'm telling you, Thunder-Karlsson, of all the places a rich girl could live, I can't believe it's an old place like Villa Villekulla." Bloom said.
"Well, maybe she's cheap, as in she would rather take an old house rather than a fancy mansion if she could save money." Thunder-Karlsson said. "Or perhaps she's just humble, as she thinks an old house will do just fine."
Thunder-Karlsson and Bloom arrive at Villa Villekulla, and Bloom knocked on the door.
"Come in or stay out." Pippi said from inside.
Thunder-Karlsson and Bloom enter to see Pippi and her coins.
"G… g… g… go… go… GOLD!" Thunder-Karlsson and Bloom said.
"Uh, are you the girl who lives here?" Thunder-Karlsson asked.
"Why yes, my name is Pippi." Pippi replied, and then, a noise came from upstairs.
"What was that?" Bloom asked.
"That's Mr. Nilsson." Pippi replied. "You better behave, Mr. Nilsson! We have guests!"
"Uh, Mr. Nilsson?" Thunder-Karlsson asked. "Uh, we'll be going now, be seeing you."
"What now?" Bloom asked. "With that Nilsson guy, stealing the gold might be impossible."
"Relax, we'll come back at night." Thunder-Karlsson said. "Everyone have to sleep sometime."
Later that night, after Pippi and Mr. Nilsson fell asleep, Thunder-Karlsson and Bloom returned.
Thunder-Karlsson turned the doorknob and realized that the door is unlocked.
"Unlocked." Thunder-Karlsson said. "Hasn't she ever heard of burglars?"
Thunder-Karlsson and Bloom sneak into the living room and see that the coins are gone.
"Great. She must've put the coins somewhere else." Bloom said.
"C'mon, upstairs, it's still too early to give up." Thunder-Karlsson said.
The burglars head upstairs into Pippi's bedroom.
"Let's be careful, I don't wanna have to deal with that Mr. Nilsson guy." Thunder-Karlsson said.
"If you're looking for Mr. Nilsson, he's on the crib." Pippi's voice said, and the burglars look at the crib and see who Mr. Nilsson really is.
"A monkey? Bloom, look, Mr. Nilsson is just a monkey." Thunder-Karlsson said, and the two turned to see that Pippi is awake.
"You there, where's all the gold?" Thunder-Karlsson asked.
"Right in that chest." Pippi replied as she pointed to her treasure chest.
"Yes it's ours!" Thunder-Karlsson said. "C'mon help me carry it, it's heavy."
Thunder-Karlsson and Bloom began carrying the chest out of the room.
"I hope you don't mind that we take this, do you?" Thunder-Karlsson asked.
"Oh, I don't mind." Pippi replied, but as the burglars got to the bottom of the stairs, Pippi came down and took the chest back. "But I hope you don't mind that I take it back."
"Hey! She took the chest!" Bloom said.
"Alright, little girl, we want that chest and you're gonna give it to us, one way or another." Thunder-Karlsson said.
"Okay then, here you go!" Pippi said as she threw the chest back at the burglars, knocking them off their feet, and making them collapse on the floor with the chest pinning them down.
"Now what should I do with you?" Pippi asked.
"Get this chest off and let us go?" Bloom suggested.
"Sure I will, but there's a catch." Pippi said.
"What?" the burglars asked.
"You have to give up the life of crime and reform yourselves." Pippi said.
"But being crooks is the only job we know." Bloom said.
"Not on my terms." Pippi said. "So, will you reform or not? 'Cause if you don't, I'm afraid the cops will have to deal with you."
"We'll reform." the burglars said.
"Do you promise, on your honors as men?" Pippi asked.
"We promise, on our honors as men." the burglars said.
"Good, I hope I don't regret this." Pippi said, as she lifted the chest off the burglars.
"Uh, we'll be going now, good night." Thunder-Karlsson said.
"Wait, before you go, do any of you know how to dance the schottische." Pippi asked. "I've been wanting to learn."
"I know how." Thunder-Karlsson said.
"Excellent, but we don't have any music." Pippi said, and then she got an idea. "Can you blow on a comb?"
"I can." Bloom replied.
And while Thunder-Karlsson danced with Pippi, Bloom blew on the comb for music.
After a while, Thunder-Karlsson and Bloom start to get tired.
"I see you're tired, but this was fun. So here's my token of appreciation." Pippi said as she gave two gold coins each to Thunder-Karlsson and Bloom.
"Why thank you, Pippi. We'll be on our way now." Thunder-Karlsson said, and the former burglars left Villa Villekulla.
"You know what, Thunder-Karlsson?" Bloom asked.
"What?" Thunder-Karlsson asked back.
"Those policemen were right. It's about time we got a real job." Bloom replied.
"Ah, I agree with you on that one." Thunder-Karlsson said.
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