Johanna Spyri

The sun was shining so brightly through the foremost windows of the old schoolhouse in Upper Wood, that the children of the first and second classes appeared as if covered with gold. They looked at one another, all with beaming faces, partly because the sun made them appear so, and partly for joy; for when the sunshine came through the last window, then the moment approached that the closing word would be spoken, and the children could rush out into...

Toni loses his father at a young age, and his mother, Elsbeth, is tasked with trying to provide for her son in the country all by herself. Toni discovers a passion for wood-carving, but circumstances do not allow him to pursue this line of work, and he instead finds himself as a herdsman up in the mountains. This life doesn't agree well with little Toni, and he falls ill and winds up in a sanitarium. He does not get better until he is reunited with...

Contains the complete text of the story of a young girl from the Swiss Alps whose life takes a dramatic turn when she must go to live in the city, leaving behind the people and the mountains she loves, with annotations providing background information on the history, geography, social customs, and the arts of the era.

Johanna Spyri ist vor allem durch die „Heidi" Romane bekannt. Wie Heidi ist auch die Erzählung von „Moni der Geißbub" eine Heimatverbunde Geschichte. Inhalt: Der Moni fühlt sich wohl / Monis Leben auf dem Berg / Ein Besuch / Moni kann nicht mehr singen / Moni singt wieder Um zu dem Badehaus Fideris zu gelangen, muss man steil und lang die Höhe hinaufsteigen, nachdem man die Straße verlassen hat, die sich durch das lange Tal des Prättigau...