Pippi Celebrates Thanksgiving

Village: Villa Villekulla (Sunday)

It's been a day since the kids returned from Kurrekurredutt Island.

"Boy, I sure miss Kurrekurredutt Island." Pippi said. "But it's nice to be back at Villa Villekulla again."

"I'll say, and since today is Sunday, we're gonna have to go to school tomorrow, I can't wait to be back in the classroom." Annika said.

"And soon Thanksgiving will roll around, and we'll get a vacation." Tommy said.

"Now see, that's another injustice, you get a vacation because you go to school, but I'm left with not a bit of a holiday." Pippi said.

"But Pippi, since you don't go to school, practically every day is a holiday for you." Annika said.

"Oh, I see." Pippi said.

Village: School (Friday)

At the village's school, the teacher is talking with the students.

"And that concludes our lesson, and I hope you all enjoy a week off from school, and I also hope you have a happy Thanksgiving." the teacher said.

Then, the bell rang and the children exited the classroom and left for their homes.

Outside, Pippi was on Buster, waiting for Tommy and Annika.

"Ahoy there, mates." Pippi said.

"Hi Pippi." Tommy said. "We got a week off from school because of Thanksgiving break."

"I look forward to Thursday, because we all know Thanksgiving is always on the fourth Thursday of November." Annika said.

"I know, and I remember my times spending Thanksgiving aboard the Hoppetossa, celebrating with my father and the crew." Pippi said. "The cook would prepare a big feast and we chowed down until we were full."

"Wow, that sounds awesome." Tommy said.

"Oh, it was. Since we sailed all over the world, we got all kinds of different foods from different parts of the world." Pippi said. "We had turkey, bacon, pizza, sandwiches, hamburgers, hot dogs, corn, apples, rice, sushi, and other delicious food, every year."

"It must have been delightful, Pippi." Annika said.

"Right again." Pippi said.

Village: Marketplace (The next day)

At the marketplace Pippi is looking around, when she sees Tommy and Annika heading to a meat shop.

"Hello. What are you doing?" Pippi asked.

"We're running errands for our parents." Annika replied.

"What kind of errands?" Pippi asked.

"We have to pick up food for Thanksgiving." Tommy replied.

"Oh, that's nice, what are you getting?" Pippi asked.

"We are getting a turkey, like we do every year." Tommy replied.

"And we are also getting some other yummy food as well." Annika said. "Like ham, baked beans, and mashed potatoes."

Tommy and Annika buy the all the food they need and join back with Pippi.

"What about you, Pippi?" Annika asked. "What are you doing for Thanksgiving?"

"Who me?" Pippi asked. "Golly, I don't know. I have never spent Thanksgiving on dry land, so this will be a new experience to me."

"It doesn't matter if it's on dry land or on a ship." Tommy said. "It's still Thanksgiving."

"But still, there's still one thing: neither my father nor his crew will be here to celebrate Thanksgiving with me." Pippi said.

"Oh, right. I forgot." Tommy said.

"Well, why not celebrate Thanksgiving with us?" Annika suggested. "We'll ask our parents."

"Okay, if you insist, then how could I refuse?" Pippi said.

Village: Settergren house (Thanksgiving)

At the Settergren house, the place is filled with food and as well as the "proper" people of the village as guests.

"Good day to you, everyone." Mrs. Settergren said as she welcomed some entering guests.

"Good day to you as well." Mrs. Prysselius said.

"I'll enjoy a good day, thank you." Miss Weiserschmidt said as she came in.

Village: Villa Villekulla

Meanwhile, at Villa Villekulla, Tommy and Annika were heading over there to tell Pippi that she could come to their house for Thanksgiving.

However, when they arrived at Villa Villekulla, they instead saw a strange lady at the front yard.

"Uh, excuse me, ma'am, but have you seen Pippi around?" Tommy asked.

"Pippi, oh yes, she is a delightful child to be around, I'm sure she is inside the house." the strange lady said.

Tommy and Annika took the strange lady's suggestion and went inside, and while that, the strange lady takes off her hat to reveal herself to be Pippi.

Pippi took out a makeup case and started putting makeup on herself.

Tommy and Annika came out of the house, no success on finding Pippi.

"Um, excuse me, we looked, but Pippi's not…" Annika said, but Pippi removes her hat and reveals herself.

"Oh, Pippi. You had us completely fooled." Tommy said.

"Oh, and our mom said you're welcome to join us for our Thanksgiving dinner." Annika said.

"Oh, I don't know." Pippi said. "Lately, I've been thinking to myself… What am I going to wear? What if I can't behave proper?" What if I make a fool of myself?"

"Don't worry, Pippi." Tommy said. "Just wear what you would normally wear. And don't worry, what could possibly go wrong?"

Village: Settergren house

Back at the Settergren house, Pippi comes in, she still had the same makeup she had on earlier: red lipsticks, eyeliners, nail polish and some pink roses as decorations on her shoes.

"Atten-tion! Forward march! Halt!" Pippi gave herself commands as she proceeded to greet Mrs. Settergren. "Arms forward, one, two!"

Pippi wholeheartedly shook each of Mrs. Settergren's hands.

"Knees bend!" Pippi said and she curtsied. "You see, I always make sure to give a good starting impression at parties, so that's why I'm giving myself commands, so I won't forget."

"Wha… wha… What is she doing here!?" Miss Weiserschmidt asked.

"Oh, I allowed Pippi to come." Mrs. Settergren said. "Don't worry, I'm sure the children will have fun together."

"Well, if she's in here then I'm out of here." Miss Weiserschmidt said and she went for the door, but was blocked by Pippi.

"Oh, please don't leave. Everyone would be disappointed if you left." Pippi said.

"I know I'm gonna regret this…" Miss Weiserschmidt said under her breath. "Alright, I'll stay."

Later, as all the food was brought out, Pippi went over to a cream cake and scooped a piece with her finger and tasted it.

"Mmm, mighty delicious." Pippi said. "Oh, where are my manners? I better bring some cake to the other guests."

Pippi brought the cake over to the guests, but they all refused.

"Really? Are you sure?" Pippi asked. "You're missing out. Oh well, then I should bring it to Tommy and Annika."

Pippi brought the cake over to Tommy and Annika, and they scooped it up with their fingers just like Pippi did.

Then, after Tommy and Annika had enough cake, Pippi finished what was left of it by burying her entire face into the cake.

Mrs. Settergren came back into the kitchen to see the cake gone, she was happy because she thought the cake was so delicious that everyone ate it all up.

"Is this the granulated sugar?" Pippi asked as she picked up a sugar bowl.

"Why yes, Pippi." Mrs. Settergren said.

Pippi took off her shoes and dumped the sugar on her feet.

"It feels rather nice to get that feeling of sugar in your toes." Pippi said as she wiggled her toes in the sugar pile, while Mrs. Settergren and the guests stared in shock.

"THAT'S IT! Either she leaves, or I leave!" Miss Weiserschmidt shouted, and the other guests, except for Mrs. Prysselius, agreed.

"Pippi, if you cannot learn to behave yourself, then I'm afraid you'll have to leave." Mrs. Settergren said.

"I thought this might happen." Pippi said. "I was afraid I wouldn't be able to behave myself. Now I must take my leave."

Pippi left the Settergren house and started heading towards Villa Villekulla.

Village: Villa Villekulla

Pippi arrives at Villa Villekulla, where there's a surprise awaiting her.

Her father and his crew are awaiting Pippi at the kitchen, with a whole feast prepared.

"Father, and everyone else! What you all doing here?" Pippi asked.

"Why, we thought we would surprise you, my dear." Captain Longstocking said, and everyone started helping themselves to the food.

Meanwhile, back at the Settergren house, Tommy and Annika are observing the festivities at Villa Villekulla.

"You know what, Annika?" Tommy asked. "Even if Pippi couldn't fit in at our house, it's good to know that there is somewhere she can fit in."

"Yeah, Pippi can be wild, but she's still someone you can get along with." Annika said.

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