Heidi

Author: Johanna Spyri
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Publish Date: 2004-05-01
Features: Heidi is an orphan girl from a Swiss Alps mountain village who lives with her grandfather on a high mountain pasture. She once went to Frankfurt to be a companion to a wealthy young lady, Clara, who was paralyzed. Heidi received ( refers to enlightenment education, but as it's a term, it's kept in Chinese here) and later Clara was sent to the mountains. Under the care of Heidi and her grandfather, Clara recovered her health and learned to walk. Through this story, the author portrays the image of a kind-hearted and helpful girl, which has been deeply loved by readers for over a hundred years.
Heidi is the masterpiece of Swiss renowned children's literature writer Johanna Spyri. It is a novel that will never go out of style. The plot is simple yet heartwarming: the kind and innocent little girl Heidi is sent to the mountains by her aunt and lives with her eccentric grandfather. Soon, she falls in love with everything on the mountain. However, her aunt sends her to a city household to accompany a disabled young lady. Although she is well provided for, the housekeeper is very strict with her, and the maids look down on her. Most importantly, there is no mountain and freedom, and Heidi suffers from homesickness as a result. Later, Heidi finally returns to the mountains, and a miracle is created.