>Pippi rides into to town on her horse, wearing nothing but her stockings and a smile, happily humming to herself
>The town's people gasps look away as she rides by
>"Pippi!" Tommy & Annika cry out as the see her and rush to meet her
>"Hey guys!" Pippi say as she shamelessly swings one leg over to face the two blushing siblings.
>Tommy nervously looks away, but can't help himself from taking quick peeks, while Annika can't stop staring
>"W-what are you doing, Pippi?" Tommy asks.
>"I'm going to pick up groceries. I need some food for dinner tonight."
>"Why aren't you wearing any clothes?" Annika asks
>"But I am wearing clothes, see?" Pippi says pointing to her stockings.
>"But you're not wearing anything else?"
>"Nope, it's laundry day. I didn't want to go out in soggy clothes, so they're all back home drying."
>"All your clothes?"
>"Yup, laundry is a lot easier when you do it all once."
>"But then why have you still got stockings on?"
>Pippi giggles, "That's easy; because I'm Pippi Longstocking, of course! I can't very well call myself Pippi Longstocking if I don't have any stockings. I'm not Pippi Nostocking after all. That's why I always keep an extra pair for emergencies."
>Tommy, desperate to change the subject, ask, "Where's Mr. Nillson?"
>"Oh, he didn't want to come. It's laundry day for him too, and he was too embarrassed to come into town without his clothes."
