Pippi Celebrates Her Birthday

Village: Settergren house

One day at the Settergren house, a letter came, it was addressed to Tommy and Annika.

"You are invited to Pippi's 10th birthday party this Friday at 6:00 p.m. Wear whatever you want. You can invite other guests." the letter read.

"Cool! This Friday is Pippi's birthday!" Annika said.

"I wonder what we should get her." Tommy said.

"Hey, the invitation said we could invite more people, let's see if some of our friends could come." Annika suggested.

Village: School (Next day)

Next day at school, Tommy and Annika told their friends about Pippi's birthday party, but their friends couldn't come, except for Willie and Anna.

"Wow. Pippi is having a birthday party!" Anna said.

"How old is she gonna be?" Willie asked.

"She's nine right now, so she'll be 10 years old." Tommy said.

"On Friday, let's get together after school and get something nice for Pippi." Annika said.

As Tommy, Annika, Willie, and Anna all head inside the school, it's revealed that Bengt and his lackeys heard what they said.

"So little Miss Longstocking is having a birthday party huh?" Bengt said. "I think that party needs an uninvited guest."

Village: Villa Villekulla

Later that day after school, Tommy and Annika came over to Villa Villekulla to talk with Pippi.

"Oh, hello." Pippi said. "Did you get my invitation?"

"Yeah. And we invited some of our friends just like you said we could." Annika replied.

"Excellent. So how many are coming?" Pippi asked.

"Two, Willie and Anna." Tommy replied.

"Great. I look forward to seeing all of you here." Pippi said.

Village: School (Friday)

On Friday after school ended, Tommy, Annika, Willie, and Anna got together.

"So what should we get Pippi?" Anna asked.

"Well, Pippi does like exploring. So maybe something related to that?" Annika suggested.

"Okay then, let's go around the Main Street and see if there's something that Pippi would want to have." Tommy said.

Village: Main Street

Tommy, Annika, Willie, and Anna went all around the shops on Main Street, looking for an ideal present for Pippi and they did.

Pippi's gift was put in a blue box and tied with a nice yellow ribbon.

The kids were excited when Pippi would open the box and see what they had gotten for her.

As the kids headed off to Villa Villekulla, Bengt and his lackeys spied on them.

"So, are we gonna steal their present for Longstocking, Bengt?" Riker asked.

"No, we're gonna mess with them at the party." Bengt replied.

Village: Villa Villekulla (6:00 p.m.)

At Tommy, Annika, Willie, and Anna all met up at Villa Villekulla and rang the doorbell.

"Hah! Who goes there?!' Pippi said from inside her house.

"It's us. Tommy, Annika, Willie, and Anna." Annika said, and Pippi opened the door.

"Why hello there." Pippi said with a sombrero on.

"Happy birthday!" Tommy, Annika, Willie, and Anna all shouted out.

The kids gave Pippi the present that they bought earlier, it was a realistic ship figure, it was brown, it had two masts with a blue and yellow striped sail on each of them, and at the top of each mast, there was an impressive flag.

"My, I must say. This is an impressive ship. I must find a nice spot for this, but first, I better give you your presents." Pippi said.

"But it's not our birthdays." Annika said.

"So? Is there a rule that says you can only have presents on your birthdays?" Pippi asked.

Pippi gave each of her guests a present: Tommy got an ivory flute, Annika got a flower-shaped brooch, Wille got an airplane, and Anna got a pink backpack.

"This is nice." Willie said.

"Thanks Pippi." Anna said.

Meanwhile, Bengt and his lackeys were spying on them from a window.

"So what are we gonna do?" Vincent asked.

"Just wait for now. I'll think of something." Bengt replied.

"Who wants cake?" Pippi asked as she brought out a cake from the refrigerator.

"The cake, perfect." Bengt said as he took out a slingshot and got a small rock.

As Pippi walked with the cake, she got closer to Bengt, he shot the rock.

"Oh, I forgot something." Pippi said and she turned around went back, making the rock miss and make a sound. "Huh, I wonder what that was. Perhaps it was a ghost."

While Pippi and her friends enjoyed a delicious cake, Bengt was furious that he missed and let out a loud scream.

"What was that?" Tommy asked.

"I think it was ghosts." Pippi said. "They sometimes hide in the attic."

"Ghosts?!" Annika asked.

"Yup, and I think it's time to teach those mischievous miscreants a lesson." Pippi said as she got a bow and a plunger arrow.

Pippi went up to the entrance of the attic and brought down the ladder.

"Are you guys coming?" Pippi asked.

"I am." Tommy said.

"Wait for me." Anna said.

"I guess I'm coming too." Annika said.

"You know, I think I'll just stay here." Willie said, but Tommy dragged him along.

As Pippi and her friends got up into the attic, there was a "Hoot-Hoot!" sound that shocked Pippi's friends.

"Was that a ghost?" Annika asked.

"Well, if it didn't have wings and large eyes, then yes. But since it does, it's not a ghost, just an owl." Pippi replied.

Pippi and her friends continued to search for ghosts, but it turned out to be things like a tree branch, some stuff underneath sheets, and another owl.

"Well, there are no ghosts up here. Too bad. Because I was hoping to see one." Pippi said.

Pippi and her friends came down from the attic and decided to resume the party.

"Hey, if they want a ghost, I say we give them one." Bengt said and he and his lackeys began formulating a plan.

Bengt got a white sheet and made a simplistic ghost costume.

"Now when I lure the brats away, you guys take care of the rest." Bengt said, and he made a "Whooooooo!" sound.

"Is that another owl?" Annika asked.

"Who knows? Let's investigate." Pippi said as she got the bow and plunger arrow.

Pippi headed outside and her friends followed behind her.

Bengt made another "Whooooooo!" sound and ran.

"The ghost is getting away. After him!" Pippi said and she chased after Bengt, with her friends following from behind.

Pippi nearly caught up to Bengt and shot a plunger arrow at him, hitting him in the face.

"Ah! Get it off! Get it off!" Bengt shouted as he tried to pull the arrow off.

"Hey, that ghost sounds familiar." Annika said.

"Let's find out." Pippi said as she pulled the sheet off of Bengt. "Well, if it isn't Bengt. What are you doing dressed up like a ghost? It's not Halloween."

"Oh yeah, I would be worried about your house." Bengt said.

"My house?" Pippi asked, and when Pippi and her friends returned to Villa Villekulla, they saw that it had been vandalized, the house was egged, and the trees surrounding it were TP'd.

"Pippi's house! It's covered in toilet paper!" Willie said, while Bengt laughed, and his lackeys joined him.

"What do you know about this, Bengt?" Tommy asked.

"You fell for it. While I lured you away, my pals did this masterpiece." Bengt replied.

"Bengt, you should be ashamed of yourself." Annika said. "It's Pippi's birthday today."

"Yeah, I know." Bengt said. "I did it to ruin Longstocking's birthday party for payback for all the times she humiliated me."

Bengt and his lackeys resumed laughing, but then, Kling and Klang came driving by.

"Officers Kling and Klang, what are you doing here?" Pippi asked.

"We were just on patrol, when we saw toilet papers flying around here, so we decided to investigate." Kling said.

"So, you boys think vandalism is funny, do you?" Klang asked. "You're coming with us down to the police station to have a talk with your parents."

Kling and Klang dragged Bengt and his lackeys into the police car and drove off.

The next morning, Bengt and his lackeys were back at Villa Villekulla, being forced to clean up their mess, while Pippi and her friends watched them.

"You should know better Bengt, don't make a mess that you can't clean up." Pippi said.

Pippi, Tommy, Annika, Willie, and Anna all laughed as Bengt and his lackeys continued to clean.

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