Heidi. Short stories for children
Heidi was an orphan Swiss girl who during the first years of her life had been under the care of her aunt Dete. When she works, she had to leave the girl with an old woman who was practically deaf. One day, Dete had the opportunity to work in Frankfurt with a wealthy family, but since he could not t
Heidi was an orphan Swiss girl who during the first years of her life had been under the care of her aunt Dete. When she works, she had to leave the girl with an old woman who was practically deaf. One day, Dete had the opportunity to work in Frankfurt with a wealthy family, but since he could not take Heidi he decided to turn to the grandfather of the girl, an old man who lived in the mountains near the village of Dorfli.
Heidi's short story
The grandfather reluctantly accepted Heidi, but Heidi's innocence and kindness captivated him so that his hard nature finally softened and little by little he began to accept the idea of reintegrating into society and Leave your hermit's life.
In this new life for Heidi with her grandfather everything was new to her. He learned to love nature, open fields and animals. And he even made a friend, Pedro, a shepherd from the village who took the goats of the town daily to graze. After a while, Dete returned to Heidi to take her to Frankfurt, since the Sesseman family needed a girl to provide company to little Clara, a paralyzed girl who had to study at home with private teachers and had no contact with others. children.
Heidi's life in Frankfurt was gray, monotonous and full of rules that she did not understand or were interested in learning, which is the cause of frequent conflicts with Miss Rottenmeier, the governess and housekeeper of the Sessemans. Clara and Heidi quickly became good friends, but Heidi missed her home so much that she began to feel very nostalgic, so much so that Clara's father decided to send Heidi back to the mountains with her grandfather.
During Heidi's absence, the grandfather had understood the weight of loneliness, so when he returned he decided to go down to the village during the winter so that the girl could go to school and live with the other children.
Some months later, in the spring, Clara convinced her father to let her visit Heidi in the mountains. The care of Heidi and her grandfather, as well as the contact with nature, allowed Clara to recover enough confidence in herself to try to walk again. And so it was, Clara finally was able to walk again and with that surprise her dad.
