HEIDI (27)

HEIDI (27)

(9) WINTER IN DORFLI

As soon as the first snows fell, Heidi and her grandfather shut up the cottage.

They moved into a big old house in Dorfli, and Heidi started going to school.

Heidi liked her new home.
The house had been empty for many years, and part of it was in ruins, but Grandfather had been able to make it comfortable.

In one corner of the biggest room stood a huge stove.
It was decorated with blueand hite tiles, with a wooden bench all round it.

In the space between the stove and the wall Grandfather had built a high wooden bed for Heidi.

Heidi liked going to school as well, and the winter passed happily for her.

But she missed seeing Grandmother.

One day the snow froze hard, and Heidi was able to walk up to Peter7s cottage.

It was very cold, and grandmother was trying to keep warm in bed.
She had anold grey shawl wrapped round her shoulders.

Heidi read aloud some of Grandmother's favourite hymns.

" If only Peter could read to me, " sighed the old woman, " my days wouldn't be so dull. "

So for the next few weeks, Heidi spent every apare moment teaching peter to read.

What a lovely surprise Grandmother had when her grandson read to her for the very first time !

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