Summary of “Pippi Long Stocking” Lindgren
Astrid Lindgren composed a fairy tale evening after night about the girl Peppi for her daughter Karin, who was sick at that time. The name for the main character, long and difficult to pronounce for a Russian person, was invented by the writer’s daughter herself. This fairy tale in 2015 turned sixty years old, and we present its summary. Pippi Long stocking, the heroine of this fantastic story, is loved in our country since 1957.
A little about the author
Astrid Lindgren is the daughter of two Swedish farmers and grew up in a large and very friendly family. She settled the heroine of the fairy tale in a small dreary town, where life flows smoothly, and nothing changes. The writer herself was a very active person. The Swedish Parliament, at its request and support of the majority of the population, passed a law on which it is impossible to offend domestic animals. Your attention will be below the theme of the fairy tale and its brief content. Pippi Long stocking,
What Pippi and her friends look like
Peppy is only nine years old. She is tall, slender and very strong. Her hair is bright red and flames in the sun. Spout small, potatoes, and all covered with freckles. Pippi walks in stockings of different colors and huge black shoes, which she sometimes decorates. Annika and Tommy, who made friends with Peppy, are the most ordinary, neat and exemplary children who want adventure.
At the Villa “Chicken” (chapters I-XI)
Brother and Sister Tommy and Annika Settergegen lived opposite an abandoned house that stood in a neglected garden. They went to school, and then, after doing their homework, they played croquet in their yard. They were very bored, and they dreamed that they had an interesting neighbor. And then their dream came true: at the Villa “Chicken” settled red-haired girl,
Acquaintance with Pippi
The new girl was walking along the street with her back to the front. Annika and Tommy asked her why she did it. “So they go to Egypt,” a strange girl told. And added that in India they generally walk on their hands. But Annika and Tommy did not bother with this lie, because it was a funny invention, and they went to Peppy’s house. She baked to her new friends pancakes and treated them to glory, though one egg she broke on her head. But she did not lose her head, and immediately thought out that in Brazil, everyone smears her head with eggs, so that her hair grows faster. Of such harmless stories is the whole tale. We will only retell a few of them, since this is a short summary. “Pippi long stocking,” a fairy tale full of various events, you can take in the library.
How Peppy surprises all citizens
Peppy can not only talk, but also act very rapidly and unexpectedly. A circus has arrived in the city – this is a great event. Together with Tommy and Annika, she went to the show. But during the performance she did not sit still. Together with the circus she jumped on the back of a horse racing along the arena, then climbed under the dome of the circus and walked along the rope, she also laid the strongest strongman in the world on the shoulder blades and even threw it several times in the air. About her written in the newspapers, and the whole city found out what an unusual girl lived in it. About this, only thieves who decided to steal it did not know. Badly they had to! And Pippi saved the kids who were on the top floor of the burning house. Many adventures happen to Pippi on the pages of the book. This is only their summary. Pippi Long stocking is the best girl in the world.
Peppy is going on the road (chapters I-VIII)
In this part of the book Peppi managed to go to school, take part in a school excursion, punish a bully at the fair. This unscrupulous man scattered all his sausages from the old man-seller. But Peppy punished the bully and forced him to pay everything. And in this same part her dear and beloved father returned to her. He invited her to travel on the seas. This is a very quick retelling of the story of Pippi and her friends, a short summary of “Pippi Long Stocking” by chapters. But the girl will not leave Tommy and Annika in anguish, she will take them with her, with the consent of their mother, in hot countries.
On the island of the country of Veselia (chapters I-XII)
Before leaving for the warm lands of Pippi, the cheeky and respectable gentleman wanted to buy her villa “Chicken” and destroy everything on it. Peppy quickly dealt with him. She also “put in a puddle” the harmful freken Rosenblum, who distributed gifts, incidentally, boring, the best, as she thought, children. Then Pippi gathered all the offended children and presented each with a large bag of caramel. All but the spiteful freken were pleased. And then Pippi, Tommy and Anika went to the country of Veselia. There they swam, caught pearls, dealt with pirates and, full of impressions, returned home. This is a very brief summary of “Pippi Long Stocking” by chapters. Very briefly, because it is much more interesting to read about all the adventures yourself.
Reviews
All parents, who have children 4-5 years old, are assured that children are enthusiastically listening to stories about a girl who does everything on the contrary. They almost memorize her adventures by heart, many like illustrations and the quality of the publication. We hope that those who are not familiar with the fantastic girl who sleeps on the pillow will be interested in the short content of “Pippi Long Stocking”. The reviews say that children are asking to reread the book again and again.
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