Pippi in the Classroom

Village: Villa Villekulla

Pippi was sitting on the fence, when Tommy and Annika came by in uniforms.

"Well, you're up early." Pippi said. "Normally, I don't see you until 8, but today here I am, seeing you at 7."

"It's the first day of school." Annika said. "I love school. Don't you?"

"I don't know, I've never been there." Pippi replied.

"Some people have all the luck." Tommy said.

"Well, why not start now?" Annika suggested.

"Me, go to school?" Pippi asked. "Why would I wanna do that?"

"Well, you might learn something." Annika said. "Like, uh, you know, multiplication."

"Well, I got this far without pluttifikation, so I don't think it's important." Pippi said. "Don't you have better things to do?"

"Well, we have holidays." Annika replied. "Like Christmas.."

"You mean you get all those holidays while I get nothing?" Pippi asked.

"Well, if you went to school, you'd have holidays too." Tommy said. "C'mon, we'll be late."

Tommy and Annika left while Pippi stared.

Village: School

En route to school, Tommy and Annika saw their friends, Willie and Anna, hiding behind a tree.

"Why are you hiding?" Tommy asked.

"Because of Bengt the bully, he said he and his gang were gonna get me when school started." Willie said.

"Well, we didn't see him on our way, so let's go while he's not here." Annika said, and the four kids all arrived at school.

The kids all got into their classrooms and Tommy and Annika's teacher closed the door behind her and turned to the students.

"Welcome back, everyone, I hope you all had a wonderful vacation." the teacher said.

And then, they heard a horse neigh and Tommy looked through the window to see Buster.

"Hey, it's Buster!" Tommy said, and then, Pippi entered through the door.

"Well, looks like everyone's here, and now, I'm here." Pippi said, as she sat down on a seat.

"It looks like we have a new student." the teacher said. "Can our new student introduce herself?"

"Pippilotta Delicatessa Windowshade Mackrelmint Efraim's Daughter Longstocking. But you can call me Pippi." Pippi introduced herself.

"Well now, let's move on to arithmetics." the teacher said. "What is 7 plus 5?"

"You mean you don't know?" Pippi asked, and all the kids laughed.

"For your information, 7 plus 5 equals 12." the teacher said.

"Well, if you knew it, then why did you ask me?" Pippi asked, causing the kids to laugh again.

"Okay kids, art time, draw whatever you'd like." the teacher said, and all the kids took out a pencil and a sheet of paper and started drawing.

Then, Pippi got up and started drawing on the wall.

The kids looked up to see what Pippi was drawing and soon, the teacher took notice.

"Pippi, what are you doing?" the teacher said. "You're supposed to draw on a paper!"

"That paper was too small to draw a whole horse, but this wall is just the right size." Pippi said, and then, the bell rang for recess, and the kids rushed out the door.

Wille is reluctant to go outside, where Bengt and his four lackeys are waiting for him.

"Don't worry about Bengt, just go." Tommy said.

"How are you so confident?" Willie asked.

"Because Pippi will be there." Tommy replied.

"Are you sure?" Willie asked.

"Yeah, she practically came to school for recess." Tommy said.

Meanwhile, Pippi walked out of the classroom, when the teacher called for her.

"Pippi, may I have a word with you?" the teacher asked, and Pippi went back in.

Meanwhile, Bengt and his lackeys gang up on Willie.

"Hey there, Willie." Bengt said.

"Get lost, Bengt." Tommy said, while Willie cowers behind him. "Don't worry, we've got Pippi."

"Well, where is she?" Willie asked.

"Right behind…" Tommy said, but he realized that Pippi's not there. "Uh-oh."

Meanwhile, the teacher and Pippi are talking.

"Pippi, you need to understand that you can't act like this in school." the teacher said. "If you can't learn to behave like a student, I'm afraid you can't stay in school."

"I thought something like this might happen." Pippi said. "I guess school and I will just never agree. I will miss all those holidays, though."

And with that Pippi left the classroom and headed outside.

Meanwhile Willie is being chased and soon, he's cornered by Bengt's lackeys.

Bengt comes by and shoves Willie, and his glasses fall off.

"Hey, what's this?" one of Bengt's lackeys said as he approached Willie's glasses.

"Look what we have here." Bengt said as he put his foot above Willie's glasses.

"Leave him alone, he didn't do anything to you!" Tommy said.

"Butt out, Settergren!" Bengt said as he shoved Tommy, and was about to step on Willie's glasses until Pippi taps him from the back.

"Excuse me, but wouldn't you agree only a callous, low-life coward such as yourself would gang up on someone?" Pippi asked. "I mean, it's five against one."

The other kids turn to see that Pippi has arrived.

"Yay, it's Pippi!" Annika said. "Now you'll see something." Tommy said.

"Well, well. If it isn't the scarecrow girl. I can't believe they let you into school." Bengt said.

"Hey, check out those boats that she call shoes." one of Bengt's lackeys said.

"Those patched-up clothes." another one of Bengt's lackeys said.

"Those mismatched socks." another one of Bengt's lackeys said.

And that dumb-colored hair." the last one of Bengt's lackeys said. "I know, it's Raggedy Anne."

"Well, actually, I'm Pippi Longstocking." Pippi said. "Remember, Bengt? We met before."

"I know you." Bengt said. "You got me that time, but now there's my pals, Riker, Billy, Vincent, and Adam. I'd like to see you take on all of us."

"You're going to regret that, Bengt." Tommy said.

"No way, like I said, she got me that time. But now I'm ready. Just watch." Bengt said.

"They'll be sorry." Annika said.

"Gotcha! Now come on, you!" Riker said as he grabbed Pippi's pigtails and tried to pull her away, but Pippi won't budge.

Instead, Pippi picks him up and throws him into the monkey bars.

"Wow, is she strong." Anna said.

"Strongest girl in the world, that's all." Annika said.

Billy grabs her from behind, but Pippi picks him up and also throws him into the monkey bars.

"Get her!" Bengt ordered as he tried to grab Pippi, but she moves out of the way.

Vincent and Adam took hold of her arms, but she lifts them and throws them into the monkey bars as well.

"Well now, what were you boys saying about my shoes, and my clothes, and my socks, and my hair?" Pippi asked as she approached Bengt and stomped her foot, shaking the ground and making Bengt gulp.

"What's the matter, Bengt?" Tommy asked. "Scared of a girl?"

"Me? I ain't afraid!" Bengt replied, he charged for Pippi, but she picks him up and throws him into a tree again.

"Thanks, Pippi." Willie said as he put his glasses back on.

"No problem." Pippi said. "If he bothers you again, just call me and I'll have another chat with him, but I don't think he will."

Then, the bell rang and the students started heading back in.

"Well, I guess it's time for me to say goodbye." Pippi said.

"But school's not over yet." Annika said.

"True, but I don't believe that school and I will get along very well." Pippi said. "Take care, everyone."

Pippi rode off on Buster and the kids waved goodbye to her.

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