Little Heidi began investigating her new surrounding at the very minute she arrived. Heidi nor the grandfather had any opinions about Deta's decision, because nobody asked them to participate in making one for themselves. Deta's intention was to take her 5-year old niece all the way to the mountains where is her grandfather living humbly, owning only his log cabin and a couple of goats. Peter is the character you'll soon find out more about.Īt the beginning of the novel, reader gets to know a tall and large girl Deta, who is taking by hand her little niece Heidi. Time: different time periods, the events take place within a couple of years.ĭo you know it takes only a hour-long walk from the small town of Mayenfeld to the village of Dorfil? It's the same amount of time needed for you to come to the mountain pastures, and there is Peter's cabin at the half of the way. There is even an amusement park in Switzerland, "Heidiland", showing some famous locations as described in the book. Heidi has enjoyed great popularity among the readers, especially the youth, and later the book has been adapted into various tv-series and movies. These two books compared have a lot similarities between characters and the plot, so it is presumed Johanna Spiry was reading "Adelaide" while growing up and then used it as an inspiration for the character of Heidi.
The story has a lot resemblances with the book "Adealaide: The girl from the Alps" written by a German author Adam Von Kamp. Heidi has to re-adapt to her city-life, far away from the nature, fresh air, freedom and her grandfather,which is causing her more effort then she had while adapting to the life in the mountain cabin.
Heidi enjoys living with her grandfather because she is receiving enough of love and affection, also enjoying the nature around her and the comfort of her home.īut still, Heidi keeps growing so her grandpa decides to return her back to the town of Frankfurt, where she could receive education suitable for becoming a lady. Rough and inaccessible at first glance, he does everything within his possibilities to provide her all the essentials, but also teaching her about the harsh life in the mountains. Although her grandfather lives far from civilization, and the residents of the nearest village think of him as an eccentric and recluse, he is taking a rather good care of Heidi. The story is about a girl named Heidi, who lives with her grandfather in the Swiss Alps after her parents passing away, when she was only six years old.
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