Chapter-9 Early next morning, Uncle Alp was standing around his hut and gazing in front of his hut. The fresh bright morning sun lay on the mountain and the valley and the sun was shining bright first time in the winter. He could hear the sound of a few early bells up from the valley […]
Chapter-8 They reached Dorfli about 5 o’ clock in the evening. Heidi had to climb up the steep path from Dorfli alone with the luggage. She paused now and again to take breath as the basket she carried was heavy. The way got steeper as she drew nearer the top. She was worried about the
Chapter-7 It was the day of the grandmamma’s departure. Heidi and Clara were very sad and they had been crying the whole night. They woke up early morning to spend a few hours with her as her departure was scheduled in the afternoon. The three of them talked all the morning with their eyes wet.
Chapter-6 Mr. Sesemann returned home a few days later. The first thing he did after his return was to spend a few hours playing with his daughter. Then, he met Heidi and greeted her happily. He spent a few hours with both the girls in the dining room and was very much happy and satisfied
Chapter-5 Heidi was being sent to live with Mr. Sesemann who was a wealthy man in Frankfurt. His daughter, Clara was paralysed and was on a wheel chair twenty-four hours a day. Mr. Sesemann’s wife was dead and Clara was looked after by Miss Rottenmeier.Heidi knocked at the door and it was opened by the
Chapter-4 Heidi was almost seven. This was almost the end of her second winter on the mountain with her grandfather. All this time, she kept on learning new and useful things from her grandfather. The school master used to ask Peter to inform Uncle Alp that it was time to send Heidi to school but
Chapter-3 Winter had almost arrived and it was cold due to the chilly winds. Peter would come up early in the morning blowing on his fingers to keep them warm. But soon, he had to stop coming as there was heavy snowfall one night and the whole mountain was covered with it. Not a single
Chapter-2 Detie was no more in the sight. As soon as Detie disappeared, the old man rested on his chair and started smoking his pipe again and making large clouds of smoke. He looked towards the girl.Heidi was looking towards the hut. She was exploring her new house with delight. She was happy to be
Chapter-1 It was a fine sunny morning of the month of June. A lady was climbing up the mountain path from the little town of Mayenfield. She was tall, sturdy and looked young. She was carrying a bundle in one hand and a little five-year-old girl in the other hand. The child was wearing two
Chapter-14 Having answered the door and beheld a fat boy, Mr. Lowten asked the fat boy why he was knocking so hard and continuously. The fat boy replied that he was ordered to did so by his master lest he—the fat boy—should fall asleep. Having confirmed that the fat boy’s master was the gentleman waiting
Chapter-13 The one-eyed Bagman proceeded to tell his story of his uncle. Mr. Pickwick and the landlord of the Bush listened.According to the one-eyed Bagman, his uncle was a jolly fellow who could drink most fellows under the table and not lose his poise and composure. A good friend of Tom Smart, the uncle collected
Chapter-12 A hackney coach was on its way to Mrs. Bardell’s house. Within the coach were Mr. and Mrs. Raddle and Mrs. Cluppins. The two ladies, who were sisters, scold the gentleman who believed Mrs. Bardell’s house had a yellow door. The ladies contented Mrs. Bardell’s house had a green door.The ladies prevailed as the
Chapter-11 Upon awakening, Mr. Pickwick beheld his servant Sam Weller denying Mr. Smangle who’s eager to render Mr. Pickwick service—laundering Mr. Pickwick’s clothes—for a fee. Annoyed, Mr. Smangle left the scene to breakfast on cigars.Presently, having had breakfast at a place called the Snuggery, Mr. Pickwick dispatched Sam on some errands and then consulted the
Chapter-10 His inner state being in turmoil on account of Mr. Dowler’s threat of physical violence, Mr. Winkle, who had arrived in Bristol and who had found lodgings at The Bush, sought counsel from a Bristol establishment which announced itself as a medical establishment. Initially, there’s no one at the counter, but by and by
Chapter-9 The Pickwickians and Mr. Pickwick’s solicitors arrived at court and took their places. By and by, the presiding judge Mr. Justice Starleigh, a short, fat man with a “very comical-looking wig,” took his place and the trial began.But before the trial began, Thomas Goffen, a chemist, who had been selected for jury duty, argued