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Well there are bits where pipi mixes up a whole bunch of medication to make a nice drink. She resists the authority of the state. Today this is (too?) popular,
by ArnoVW 6y ago
Well there are bits where pipi mixes up a whole bunch of medication to make a nice drink.
She resists the authority of the state. Today this is (too?) popular, but in centrally led France of the 50's...
For me I suppose it's like anything with parenting: if you're there to contextualise, I'm much more open to expose my kids.
- Jolter 6y agoShe never drinks that mixture though, she pours it down a drain.
- ArnoVW 6y agoAh? In the Dutch version she drinks it: "Then she drank several big gulps. Anika, who knew that some bottles had written on them "External", was getting anxious. 'But Pippi' she said, 'how do you know that there is nothing toxic?' 'Oh I'll find out tomorrow', Pippi said cheerfully. 'If I'm not dead by then, it's not toxic and any small child can drink it'." Which version are you talking about? The French?
- bzbarsky 6y agoShe definitely drinks it in the Russian translations I have read....
- watwut 6y agoPippi is read by bigger kids, it is book for age when you read by yourself rather then being read by parent. So, parent is not there to contextualize every scene.