Astrid Lindgren: "Ketika anak-anak duduk di sana makan buah pir, seora...

"Ketika anak-anak duduk di sana makan buah pir, seorang gadis datang berjalan di sepanjang jalan dari kota. Ketika dia melihat anak-anak dia berhenti dan bertanya, "Apakah kamu melihat ayahku lewat?" "Mmm," kata Pippi. "Bagaimana penampilannya? Apakah dia memiliki mata biru?" "Ya," kata gadis itu. "Sedang besar, tidak terlalu tinggi dan tidak terlalu pendek?" "Ya," kata gadis itu. "Topi hitam dan sepatu hitam?" "Ya, tepatnya," kata gadis itu dengan penuh semangat. "Tidak, yang belum kita lihat," kata Pippi tegas."

--- Astrid Lindgren

Versi Bahasa Inggris

As the children were sitting there eating pears, a girl came walking along the road from town. When she saw the children she stopped and asked, "Have you seen my papa go by?" "M-m-m," said Pippi. "How did he look? Did he have blue eyes?" "Yes," said the girl. "Medium large, not too tall and not too short?" "Yes," said the girl. "Black hat and black shoes?" "Yes, exactly," said the girl eagerly. "No, that one we haven't seen," said Pippi decidedly.