Pippi Goes on a School Picnic
Village: Villa Villekulla
It was a fine Friday morning at Villa Villekulla, in the kitchen, Pippi was packing food for a picnic, when Calissa came in.
"Hey Pippi, why are you packing food and drink in that basket?" Calissa asked. "Are you gonna save them for something?"
"Oh I guess you were never told." Pippi said. "Tomorrow we're going on a picnic."
"Picnic? What's that?" Calissa asked.
"Well a picnic is when we go to a nice place, such as a field or the meadows and eat food while enjoying the scenery." Pippi replied.
"Wow, that sounds exciting." Calissa said.
The next morning, Pippi and Calissa woke up, got dressed, got their stuff, got on Buster, and rode him towards their destination.
"Oh, wait. Can't forget Mr. Nilsson." Pippi said. "Come on, Mr. Nilsson!"
"I'm coming!" Mr. Nilsson shouted and joined Pippi and Calissa.
Village: School
Pippi and Calissa rode by the school and stopped.
"Why are we stopping here?" Calissa asked. "Are we gonna have the picnic here?"
"Well, actually, we were invited on a school picnic." Pippi replied. "We're gonna go with the other kids from school."
Then, the bell rang and all the kids came out and lined up.
"Okay, does everyone have their lunches with them?" Mrs. Ingrid asked.
"Yes, Mrs. Ingrid." the kids all replied.
"Hello, everyone. We're here." Pippi said as she, Calissa, and her pets joined the line.
"Ah, Pippi. I'm so glad you and Calissa were able to make it." Mrs. Ingrid said.
"You shouldn't leave out Mr. Nilsson and Buster. Don't forget about them." Pippi said.
"Oh yes, Mr. Nilsson and Buster too." Mrs. Ingrid said.
And then, Mrs. Ingrid and the kids started walking to the picnic area, while Pippi, Calissa, and Mr. Nilsson rode on Buster, however, they often came down to let other kids ride on top of Buster.
At one point, Pippi decided that Buster had enough and signaled to the kids riding on Buster to come down.
"Okay, Buster. You've had enough, I'll take it from here." Pippi said as she lifted Buster over her shoulder, and Mr. Nilsson went over to Calissa.
"Gee thanks Pippi." Buster said.
"I knew you would be relieved, Buster." Pippi said.
Meadow: Picnic area
The group arrived at the meadow, soft grass, sunny day, a gentle breeze, and a clean river flowing nearby; it was an ideal place for a picnic.
Mrs. Ingrid and the kids all found a nice spot and laid down their blanket on the ground.
As everyone started eating, Pippi unpacked her food and took out the things she had brought specially for Mr. Nilsson and Buster.
"Here we go, fresh fruits for Mr. Nilsson and sugar cubes for Buster." Pippi said.
"Thank you, Pippi." Mr. Nilsson and Buster said as they ate.
"Wow, Pippi. You're so nice to your animals." a boy said.
"Why yes, yes I am." Pippi said. "Unlike Old Man Pecos of the Old West."
"Who's that?" a girl asked.
"He was the nastiest, crankiest, and most stubborn farmer at the ranch. You might even say he was the nastiest, crankiest, and most stubborn farmer in the entire Old West." Pippi said. "Old Man Pecos owned a farm, with plenty of animals. However, Old Man Pecos was a crank who mistreated his animals. Every day he would yell at his animals, "Move it, you lazy horse!", or "Get a move on, you lazy hog!", "Lay me an egg, you lazy hen!", or even "Wake up, you lazy dog!" And then finally, the animals had enough and they stood up to Old Man Pecos and left, and Old Man Pecos was left all alone, and no one came to visit because he was cranky."
And then, everyone heard the sound of whipping and a man yelling.
"I wonder, could that be Old Man Pecos?" Pippi asked as she went to investigate, followed by everyone else.
The sound was coming from a man, who was whipping his horse.
The horse was tied to a wagon that had been knocked slightly off the road.
"Come on! Get a move on, you lazy horse!" the man shouted.
"Wow, he sounds just like Old Man Pecos." Pippi said.
"It's Mr. Blomsterlund." Tommy said.
Mr. Blomsterlund was about to whip his horse again, when Pippi and Calissa stepped in his way.
"I'm sorry, but we're gonna have to politely ask that you stop whipping your horse." Pippi said.
"What the? Don't go sticking your noses where it doesn't belong." Mr. Blomsterlund said. "Get out of my way or you'll get it too."
Mr. Blomsterlund raised his whip to hit the girls, but Calissa snatched it out of his hands.
Pippi lifted Mr. Blomsterlund and threw him high into the air.
"Help! Help!" Mr. Blomsterlund shouted as he flew high into the air and fell down.
As Mr. Blomsterlund came down, Pippi caught him and set him down on the ground.
"Now, where were you going with this stuff anyway?" Pippi asked, and Mr. Blomsterlund pointed towards his cottage.
"Well, then. Let's get going." Pippi said as she unhitched the horse and carried it towards Mr. Blomsterlund's cottage. "Now let's see if you can carry as well as you whip."
Pippi got a sack off the wagon and hung it on Mr. Blomsterlund's back, then she pulled the wagon back to the cottage.
"There, it is easy as that, and don't worry, it won't cost you a cent." Pippi said.
"Now, let's get rid of this awful thing." Calissa said. "It's worn out anyway."
Calissa chipped off pieces of the whip, until it was reduced to tiny fragments.
Pippi and Calissa rejoined the other kids and Mrs. Ingrid, as Mr. Blomsterlund struggled to carry his heavy load.
"Three cheers for Pippi and Calissa!" the kids shouted.
"That was nice of you, Pippi and Calissa." Mrs. Ingrid said. "We should always be nice to others: people and animals."
"Yes, yes we should." Pippi said.
Mrs. Ingrid and the kids returned to the picnic site, where it was shown that some of the food, mostly desserts, were gone.
"That's weird. We leave for five minutes and this happened." Calissa said.
"Hey, my treats are gone." Anna said.
"My snacks disappeared." Willie said.
"Hmm, it seems we have a food thief around here." Pippi said.
"Hey, where's Bengt and his friends?" Tommy asked, and this got everyone looking for Bengt and his lackeys.
Meanwhile, Bengt and his lackeys were hiding behind some bushes, with all the stolen food.
"Wow, that was the perfect diversion." Bengt said. "Thanks to Longstocking and her friend making a scene, we got the goodies."
And as they were about to dig in, Calissa found them and showed herself.
"Excuse me, but I would prefer it if you referred to me by my name, Calissa." Calissa said.
"Our cover's been blown! Get her!" Bengt ordered.
Bengt's lackeys all dog piled on Calissa, but she easily stood up and threw them all into a tree.
As Calissa got closer, Bengt ran away, but he ran into Pippi, who picked him up, and threw him into the same tree that his lackeys were in.
"Children! What is going on here?" Mrs. Ingrid asked.
"Bengt and his buddies were the food thief." Pippi said.
"Those mean girls threw us into this tree!" Bengt said, trying to sound like a victim.
"Well these girls wouldn't've had any reason had you and your friends not stolen the desserts, Bengt." Mrs. Ingrid said. "Now come on kids, you can take back your desserts."
The kids who had their desserts stolen came and took them back.
"Hey wait, how are we supposed to get down?" Bengt asked.
"You can come down when you all learned your lesson, Bengt." Mrs. Ingrid said.
As everyone left, the bullies were left stuck on the tree.
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