Literacy Narrative A fiery red-headed, nine-year old, who lived at home alone, is who inspired me to learn how to read. Pippi Longstocking was the one and only person I idolized from the ages four to eight. My love for Pippy, and reading, began because my mother would read to me a couple of pages from Pippi’s books each night before bed. Pippi Longstocking was an adventurous and spontaneous little girl who had many tom-boyish features. One thing that stood out to me most from the stories as a child, was that she was strong enough to lift her pet horse. Fascinated by a little girl being so tom-boyish and me being the only girl out of four siblings, I related to her and knew I wanted to be just like Pippi. My mother reading a few pages to
