Emil’s Pranks by Astrid Lindgren. Short summary

5 seconds

One of the books about the adventures of the prankster Emil. Not a day goes by that the hero doesn’t come up with another prank. One day he scared the locals so much that they almost sent him to America.

1 minute

One of the books about the adventures of the prankster Emil. One day he frightened the locals so much that they decided to send the boy to America. They collected the money, tied it in a knot, and went to the mischievous boy’s mother. They asked if the money they had raised was enough to send the mischievous boy away.

But his mother loved her son as he was, and flatly refused to send him to America. And Lina, the maid, advised the residents to think of Americans who did not deserve such punishment.

Lina did not like Emil very much; she liked his younger sister Ida better, for she was kind and obedient. Emil was loved by the employee Alfred. After he managed his work, the two of them spent time together. Alfred taught the boy how to harness a horse, catch pikes in a seine net, and chew tobacco.

Emil wanted to learn to do all the things Alfred could do. One day a worker carved a wooden toy gun for the boy, which later became his favorite toy.