 They soon convince her to go to school (for the first time in her life) where she gets into trouble, despite winning the hearts of her classmates.Pippi also soon attracts the attention of a local social worker, Mrs. Prysselius, who conspires to put her into foster care.When Mrs. Prysselius goes to speak with the local law enforcement of the need for the girl to be placed in a home for orphans, she lets certain details (her lack of adult supervision, living alone, having a large supply of gold coins kept out in the open, and most of all, leaving her door unlocked) be revealed to a pair of thieves already in jail.