Summary

Chapter 7. When a circus comes to town, all of the children want to go – and Tommy and Annika are no exception. Their parents give them money to go, and they want Pippi to join them. After explaining what a circus is, Pippi is perplexed that she has to pay to go watch something, because she always looks at things but never has to pay.

When they arrive at the circus, Pippi is amazed by her surroundings. During the events, she begins to interact with the acts, much to the annoyance of the ringmaster. The ringmaster, along with the women in the circus, become very irritated at Pippi when she won’t leave them alone, and once again she doesn’t understand why they are mad at her. Later, the Strongest Man in the World, Adolf, makes an appearance and the ringmaster offers $100 to anyone who...