Pippi Långstrump - Pippi Longstocking

When I was little I remember watching Pippi Långstrump (or Pippi Longstockings as you may know her) from VHS videotapes my mom had bought me. Pippi was strong and independent girl who's mom had died and her father was seafarer in South Seas, the king of the Hottentots. Pippi moves to Villa Villekulla with her monkey Herr Nilsson (Eng. Mr. Nilsson) and her horse Lilla Gubben (Eng. "little old man") and becomes friends with Tommy and Annika living next door.
What caught my attention on this girl was the fact that she was a girl with orange hair on two braids pointing left and right, and freckles on her face. She had her own will, the power and the strenght to live on her own and be herself no matter what people thought. She didn't really know if her father was still alive but she kept on hoping.
I always used to ask my mom to make me two braids, I would sit on my rocking horse and watch the TV-series of Pippi. The episodes were very exciting because one never knew what she would do or where she would go next. I loved the episode with the candy store when she bought 18kg of sweets and plenty of toys for children to share. Other episode I loved was the Christmas one where she has baked Herr Nilsson and Lilla Gubben and many others as ginger breads and she's decorating them. But the best one is the movie Pippi Långstrump på de sju haven (Pippi Longstocking in South Seas)  in which Peppi goes on a journey with Tommy and Annika to rescue her father from the pirates who had kidnapped him. Their captain's name was Blod-Svente and he was a fearless pirate who sang Merj Mojsi song (click here if you want to listen to the song) with his crew, ate meat and drank a lot. When Pippi sailed on the South Seas she sang about Kalle Teodor (listen the song of Kalle Teodor from here). These songs have sank on my mind ever since and I always sang along, the main theme also obviously (you can listen to it here).
My mom has told me a story about after watching Pippi Långstrump. I was watching the movie while sitting on the rocking horse as usual with my hair on two braids. After the movie my mom called my name because dinner was ready "-- come to the table, please. Food is ready" when I angrily shouted back at her "My name is not -- I am Pippi Långstrump!" and I refused to go to eat before my mom called me Pippi.

Swedish - Pippilotta Viktualia Rullgardina Krusmynta Efraimsdotter Långstrump
Finnish - Peppilotta Sikuriina Rullakartiina Kissanminttu Efraimintytär Pitkätossu
English - Pippilotta Delicatessa Windowshade Mackrelmint Efraim's Daughter Longstocking








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