Wednesday, 3 April 2013

C is for Captain Longstocking


Ok, so fun fact about the Nordic languages: They don't really have the letter "C". Swedish does, but after searching my brainbox all day, I couldn't come up with anyone. So please forgive my cheating, "captain" begins with a "k" in Swedish, but we're speaking English over here, so I think it's ok :)

Captain Longstocking is Pippi Longstocking's father. He is the only person who is as strong as Pippi and it is from him that she inherited her knowledge and sense. He went missing and was feared dead, but actually he had washed up on an island and became a chief there. Despite Pippi's love for life aboard ship, when her father returned she decided to stay in the house he gave her as the stable life that he had intended for her was something that she had become attached to. On one trip to the island where her father was chief, Pippi was renamed Princess Pippilotta. She had always imagined that while he was missing he had become king of the land somewhere, so it is fitting that Captain Longstocking's little daughter should become 'princess'. 

the little nordic cabin
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7 comments:

  1. Abi3 April 2013 at 21:40

    I love Pippi Longstocking! Great bit of information :)

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  2. John Wiswell4 April 2013 at 04:37

    I endorse a language that refuses to admit the letter 'c.' Most of what our language does with it is confuse the jobs of 'k' and 's,' and it's not like 'k' couldn't use the work.

    And I used to love Pippi!

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  3. Unknown4 April 2013 at 12:55

    I never knew there is no letter "C" in the Swedish language... :)

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  4. JoJo4 April 2013 at 16:16

    I just adored Pippi and all the stories! I had the books but I loved the movies with Inger Nilsson!!! A huge part of my childhood. I even dressed up my fave doll like her b/c she had long red hair, so I braided it and added wire to make them stick out and made a crude Pippi dress and stockings for her.

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  5. Noree Cosper4 April 2013 at 19:06

    I loved Pippi Longstocking. Very nice post. It's ok to cheat a little, especially if there's no letter int he alphabet you're working with. Good luck on the A-Z challenge.

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  6. s4 April 2013 at 21:46

    i loved pippi longstocking when i was a kid!

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  7. Unknown6 April 2013 at 07:25

    I always loved the story of Pippi, thanks for reminding me.

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