Category: Heidi
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Heidi Chapter 12 part 1
The House Is Haunted For several days Miss Rottenmeier had been wandering silently about the house. When she went from room to room or along the corridors, she would often glance back as if she were afraid that somebody was following her. If she had to go to the upper floor, where the gorgeous guest-rooms…
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Heidi Chapter 11
Heidi Gains in Some Respects and Loses in Others The grandmama sent for Heidi every day after dinner, while Clara was resting and Miss Rottenmeier disappeared into her room. She talked to Heidi and amused her in various ways, showing her how to make clothes for pretty little dolls that she had brought. Unconsciously Heidi…
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Heidi Chapter 9
The Master Of The House Hears Of Strange Doings A few days afterwards there was great excitement in the Sesemann residence, for the master of the house had just arrived. The servants were taking upstairs one load after another, for Mr. Sesemann always brought many lovely things home with him. When he entered his daughter’s…
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Heidi Chapter 10
A Grandmama The following evening great expectation reigned in the house. Tinette had put on a new cap, Sebastian was placing footstools in front of nearly every armchair, and Miss Rottenmeier walked with great dignity about the house, inspecting everything. When the carriage at last drove up, the servants flew downstairs, followed by Miss Rottenmeier…
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Heidi Chapter 8
There Are Great Disturbances In The Sesemann House A short time after the tutor had arrived next morning, the door-bell rang so violently that Sebastian thought it must be Mr. Sesemann himself. What was his surprise when a dirty street-boy, with a barrel-organ on his back, stood before him! “What do you mean by pulling…
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Heidi Chapter 7 – Part 2
Miss Rottenmeier Has An Uncomfortable Day continued… “Where do you go to look far down on everything?” “On a church-tower. Do you see that one over there with the golden dome? From there you can overlook everything.” Heidi immediately stepped down from the stool and ran down-stairs. Opening the door, she found herself in the…
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Heidi Chapter 7 part 1
Miss Rottenmeier Has An Uncomfortable DayWhen Heidi opened her eyes next morning, she did not know where she was. She found herself on a high white bed in a spacious room. Looking around she observed long white curtains before the windows, several chairs, and a sofa covered with cretonne; in a corner she saw a…
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Heidi Chapter 6
A New Chapter With New Things In a beautiful house in Frankfurt lived a sick child by the name of Clara Sesemann. She was sitting in a comfortable rolling-chair, which could be pushed from room to room. Clara spent most of her time in the study, where long rows of bookcases lined the walls. This…
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Heidi Chapter 5 – Part 2
Two Vistiors continued… “Have you finished?” the old man interrupted her at last. “Why, one might think I was telling you the silliest things. There is not a man in Prätiggan who would not thank God for such news.” “Bring them to somebody else, but not to me,” said the uncle, coldly. Deta, flaming up,…
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Heidi Chapter 5 part 1
Two Visitors Two winters had nearly passed. Heidi was happy, for the spring was coming again, with the soft delicious wind that made the fir-trees roar. Soon she would be able to go up to the pasture, where blue and yellow flowers greeted her at every step. She was nearly eight years old, and had…