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Heidi hugged Snowflake and she felt better. She stopped bleating.

Let me tell you. The I know. Uncle Alp keeps them
prettiest of all goats are clean and gives them salt every day.
Little Swan and Little Bear. He has a very nice stall for them.

Hmm.

Peter asked Heidi to give him some cheese the next day too. She said
that she would give bread, too, and every day. Peter and Heidi became

best friends later. She was happy to live there and roam freely with

her best friend and the goats. —An adapted version of a part of

‘Heidi’

Word Meanings
moving: touching; orphan: a child whose parents are dead; Alps: the highest mountain range
in Europe; roams: walks around without purpose; longs: strongly desires for something;
wondered: a feeling of surprise caused by something unfamiliar; goatherd: a person who
looks after goats; haversack: a small, strong bag carried on the back or over the shoulder;
pasture: land covered with grass, suitable for grazing animals; shrieks: short, loud, high cries;
amazing: causing great surprise and wonder; harsh: sharp and shrill; great: large;
screech: make a loud, piercing cry; dinner: the main meal of the day, taken either around
midday or in the evening; bleating: the crying of a goat; stall: shed for goats

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

‘Heidi’ is a classic children’s novel by Johanna Spyri (12 June
1827 – 7 July 1901), a famous Swiss writer. She was born in a
rural area in Switzerland and spent many summers there. She
wrote a lot about life in the countryside. ‘Heidi’ was first published
towards the end of the nineteenth century. It is extremely popular
with all age groups even today.

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