HEIDI (31) [HEIDI]
HEIDI (31)
Peter and Heidi held Clara tightly round her waist, and Heidi told Clara to take a step.
Clara tried, and cried out in pain.
But the second step she took didn't hurt so much.
Then, almost before she knew it, she had taken several steps, with Peter and Heidi still helping her.
She was so excited she could hardly speak.
To thank that she could walk !
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Peter and Heidi held Clara tightly round her waist, and Heidi told Clara to take a step.
Clara tried, and cried out in pain.
But the second step she took didn't hurt so much.
Then, almost before she knew it, she had taken several steps, with Peter and Heidi still helping her.
She was so excited she could hardly speak.
To thank that she could walk !
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HEIDI (32) [HEIDI]
HEIDI (32)
When Grandfather returned, he was delighted to hear that Clara had taken a few steps.
But he didin't want her to get too tired, so he carried her all the way home.
The next day Clara took a few more steps, this time with Grandfather helping her.
Heidi sat down and wrote to Grandmamma, inviting her to Alm once more.
But she didin't tell her that Clara had started to walk.
It was so be a surprise.
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When Grandfather returned, he was delighted to hear that Clara had taken a few steps.
But he didin't want her to get too tired, so he carried her all the way home.
The next day Clara took a few more steps, this time with Grandfather helping her.
Heidi sat down and wrote to Grandmamma, inviting her to Alm once more.
But she didin't tell her that Clara had started to walk.
It was so be a surprise.
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HEIDI (33) [HEIDI]
HEIDI (33)
(12) PROMISES TO MEET AGAIN
When Granmamma arrived, she was astonished to see Clara sitting on the bench outside the cottage.
" Why, Clara, is it really you ? " she cried joyfully.
" I hardly recogised you. Your cheeks are so rosy and round !
And you're not in your wheelchair! "
Then she gasped in disbelief as Clara got up and, with Heid's help, walked slowly towards her.
The old lady hugged her granddaughter, then she hugged Heidi.
She looked across at the Alm-Unclewith tears of happiness in her eyes.
" How can I ever thank you ? " she cried.
But Grandfather said it was the fresh air and the goatsmilk that had helped Clara most.
Grandmamma wanted to send a telegram to Clara's father, telling him to come at once.
She wrote the message down and gave it to Peter to take to the post office.
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(12) PROMISES TO MEET AGAIN
When Granmamma arrived, she was astonished to see Clara sitting on the bench outside the cottage.
" Why, Clara, is it really you ? " she cried joyfully.
" I hardly recogised you. Your cheeks are so rosy and round !
And you're not in your wheelchair! "
Then she gasped in disbelief as Clara got up and, with Heid's help, walked slowly towards her.
The old lady hugged her granddaughter, then she hugged Heidi.
She looked across at the Alm-Unclewith tears of happiness in her eyes.
" How can I ever thank you ? " she cried.
But Grandfather said it was the fresh air and the goatsmilk that had helped Clara most.
Grandmamma wanted to send a telegram to Clara's father, telling him to come at once.
She wrote the message down and gave it to Peter to take to the post office.
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HEIDI (34) [HEIDI]
HEIDI (34)
But Clara's father was already on his way there.
He had finished his business and come straight to Swizerland to see his daughter.
He was making his way up the Alm when he met Peter and asked if he was on the right path.
Peter thought Herr Sesemann must be a policeman from Frankfurt who had come to arrest him for breaking the wheelchair.
He was so frightened that he turned and ran, dropping the telegram in his haste.
When at last Herr Sesemann found the cottage, he saw a tall, fair girl with rosy cheeks walking towards him.
She was leaning on a smaller, dark-haired girl.
He stopped and stared at them.
" Papa, don't you know me ? " asked Clara.
" Have I changed so much ? "
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But Clara's father was already on his way there.
He had finished his business and come straight to Swizerland to see his daughter.
He was making his way up the Alm when he met Peter and asked if he was on the right path.
Peter thought Herr Sesemann must be a policeman from Frankfurt who had come to arrest him for breaking the wheelchair.
He was so frightened that he turned and ran, dropping the telegram in his haste.
When at last Herr Sesemann found the cottage, he saw a tall, fair girl with rosy cheeks walking towards him.
She was leaning on a smaller, dark-haired girl.
He stopped and stared at them.
" Papa, don't you know me ? " asked Clara.
" Have I changed so much ? "
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HEIDI (35) [HEIDI]
HEIDI (35)
Herr Sesemann rushed to kiss her daughter.
" Can this be my Clara ? " he exclaimed.
" Yes, you have changed indeed ! "
He turned to Grandfather and shook his hand warmly.
" How can I ever repay you ? " he asked.
At that moment, Heidi caught sight of Peter, who was hiding behind the trees, terrified that the man from Frankfurt was going to take him away.
Grandmamma called Peter to her and asked him, very gently, what was the matter.
Peter blurted out the truth at once.
He told her how he had pushed the wheelchair down the mountainside because he was jealous of Clara.
And he told her that he had lost the telegram.
Grandmamma didn't scold him.
She said she understood how he felt, and she wanted to give him a present from Frankfurt.
He could have anything he wished.
Peter couldn't believe his ears.
After thinking for a while, he said he would like a penny.
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Herr Sesemann rushed to kiss her daughter.
" Can this be my Clara ? " he exclaimed.
" Yes, you have changed indeed ! "
He turned to Grandfather and shook his hand warmly.
" How can I ever repay you ? " he asked.
At that moment, Heidi caught sight of Peter, who was hiding behind the trees, terrified that the man from Frankfurt was going to take him away.
Grandmamma called Peter to her and asked him, very gently, what was the matter.
Peter blurted out the truth at once.
He told her how he had pushed the wheelchair down the mountainside because he was jealous of Clara.
And he told her that he had lost the telegram.
Grandmamma didn't scold him.
She said she understood how he felt, and she wanted to give him a present from Frankfurt.
He could have anything he wished.
Peter couldn't believe his ears.
After thinking for a while, he said he would like a penny.
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HEIDI (36 完) [HEIDI]
HEIDI (36 完)
Grandmamma laughed, and gave him a whole handful of pennies.
Peter had never seen so much money in his life.
He put the coins in his pocket and, whooping with joy, ran al the way home.
Herr Sesemann asked Heidi if there was anything she would like.
Heidi replied that she would like to give her big bed in Frankfurt to Peter's grandmother.
Herr Sesemann promised to send the bed as soon as possible.
Then Heidi took Grandmamma to meet Peter's grandmother.
The hours passed quickly, and all too soon it was time to say goodbye.
Clara didin't want to leave, but her father promised that she could return to the Alm every year.
Heidi and Grandfather stood and waved to their friends until they disappeared from sight.
Everything was bathed in a rosy glow from the setting sun, hand in hand, they walked back to the little cottage on the Alm.
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