July 26, 2024 • 15 mins
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Heidi by Johanna Spyri - Chapter 10 - A Grandmama
Heidi is a story of goats and a young childs resilience and adventures in the Mountains. It was written in 1880 by Johanna Spyri who was born and lived in Switzerland. A timeless Classic enjoyed by children and adults alike. Echoes from the Mountain is a podcast by Gracious Mountain Therapies
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Heidi by Johanna Spyri - Chapter 10 - A Grandmama
Heidi is a story of goats and a young childs resilience and adventures in the Mountains. It was written in 1880 by Johanna Spyri who was born and lived in Switzerland. A timeless Classic enjoyed by children and adults alike. Echoes from the Mountain is a podcast by Gracious Mountain Therapies
Echoes from the Mountain YouTube Channel can be found here
Music by Chris Collins, Indie Music
Ready to climb your own personal mountain and looking for help? Loraine is an accredited BWRT practitioner, clinical Hypnotherapist and Advanced EFT practitioner. Book an initial consultation at https://www.graciousmountain.co.uk/book-online
If you would like to support my podcast and YouTube channel I do have a buy me a coffee page https://www.buymeacoffee.com/echoesfromthemountain
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Heidi by Joanna Speary, Chapter ten, A Grand Mamma. Following evening,
great expectation reigned in the house. Toinette had put on
a new cap, Sebastian was placing footstools in front of
nearly every arm chair, and Miss Rothenmayer walked with great
(00:23):
dignity about the house, inspecting everything. When the carriage at
last drove up, the servants flew downstairs, followed by Miss
Rottenmeier in more measured step. Heidi had been sent to
her room to await further orders, but it was not
(00:45):
long before Toinette opened the door and said, briskly, go
into the study. The grand Mamma, with her kind and
loving way, immediately befriended the child and made her as
if she had known her always. To the housekeeper's great mortification,
(01:06):
she called the child Heidi, remarking to Miss Rothemaier, if
somebody's name is Heidi, I call her so. The housekeeper
soon found that she had to respect the grandmother's ways
and opinions. Missus Ceesman always knew what was going on
(01:27):
in the house the minute she entered it. On the
following afternoon, Clara was resting and the old lady had
shut her eyes for five minutes when she got up
again and went into the dining room. With a suspicion
(01:48):
that the housekeeper was probably asleep, she went to this
lady's room, knocking loudly on the door. After a while,
somebody stirred inside, and with a bewildered face, Miss Rottenmeya
(02:09):
appeared staring at the unexpected visitor. Roten maya, where is
the child? How does she pass her time? I want
to know, said missus Caeesman. She just sits in her room,
not moving a finger. She has not the slightest desire
(02:30):
to do something useful, and that is why she thinks
of such absurd things that one can hardly mention them
in polite society. I should do exactly the same thing
if I were left alone like that. Please bring her
to my room now. I want to show her some
pretty books I have brought with me. That is just
(02:53):
the trouble what she should do with books. In all
this time, she has not even learned the A, B, C.
For it is impossible to instill any knowledge into this being.
If mister candidate was not as patient as an angel,
he would have given up teaching her long ago. How strange.
The child does not look to me like one who
(03:15):
cannot learn the abc said missus seesman, Please fetch her now,
we can look at the pictures anyway. The housekeeper was
going to say more, but the old lady had turned
already and gone to her room. She was thinking over
(03:37):
what she had heard about Heidie, making up her mind
to look into the matter. Heidie had come and was
looking with wondering eyes at the splendid pictures in the
large books that Grandmamma was showing her. Suddenly she screamed aloud,
(04:01):
for there on the picture she saw a peaceful flock
grazing on a green pasture. In the middle, a shepherd
was standing leaning on his crook. The setting sun was
shedding a golden light over everything. With glowing eyes highly
(04:24):
devoured the scene, but suddenly she began to sob violently.
The Grandmamma took her little hand in hers and said,
in the most soothing voice, Come, child, you must not cry.
(04:46):
Did this remind you of something? Now stop and I'll
tell you the story tonight. There are lovely stories in
this book that people can read and tell. Dry your
tears now, darling, I must ask you something. Stand up
(05:07):
now and look at me. Now we are merry again.
Heidi did not stop at once, but the kind lady
gave her ample time to compose herself, saying from time
to time, now it's all over. Now we'll be merry again.
(05:32):
When the child was quiet at last, she said, tell
me now how your lessons are going. What have you learned? Child?
Tell me nothing, Heide sighed, But I knew that I
never could learn it. What is it that you can't learn?
(05:56):
I can't learn to read? It is too hard? What next?
Who gave you this information? Peter told me, And he
tried over and over again, but he could not do it,
for it is too hard. Well, what kind of boy
is he? Hidy? You must not believe what Peter tells you,
(06:19):
but try for yourself. I am sure you had your
thoughts elsewhere when mister candidate showed you the letters. It's
no use, Hidy said, with such a tone as if
she was resigned to her fate. I am going to
tell you something, Hidy said the kind lady. Now you
(06:44):
have not learned to read because you have believed what
Peter said. You shall believe me now, And I prophesy
that you will learn it in a very short time,
as a great many other children do that are like
you and not like Peter. When you can read, I
(07:08):
am going to give you this book. You have seen
the shepherd on the green pasture, and then you'll be
able to find out all the strange things that happened
to him. Yes, you can hear the whole story and
what he does with his sheep and his goats. You
(07:32):
would like to know, wouldn't you. Heidi Haidi had listened
attentively and said, now with sparkling eyes, if I could
only read already, it won't be long. I can see that.
Come now, and let us go to Clara. With that,
(07:57):
they both went over to the study. Since the day
of Heide's attempted flight, a great change had come over
the child. She had realized that it would hurt her
kind friends if she tried to go home again. She
knew now that she could not leave, as her aunt
(08:18):
Diita had promised, for they all, especially Clara and her
father and the old lady would think her ungrateful. But
the burden grew heavier in her heart, and she lost
her appetite and got paler and paler. She could not
(08:41):
get to sleep at night from longing to see the
mountains with the flowers and the sunshine, and only in
her dreams she would be happy. When she woke up
in the morning, she always found herself on her high
white bed, far away from home, burying her head in
(09:05):
her pillow. She would often weep a long long time.
Missus Caesman had noticed the child's unhappiness, but let a
few days pass by, hoping for change. But the change
never came, and often Hyde's eyes were red even in
(09:27):
the early morning. So she called the child to her
room one day and said, with great sympathy in her voice,
tell me, Hidy, what is the matter with you? What
is making you so sad? But as Hide did not
(09:49):
want to appear thankless, she replied sadly, I can't tell you. No,
can't you tell Clara perhaps? Oh no, I can't tell anyone,
Heidi said, looking so unhappy that the old lady's heart
(10:13):
was filled with pity. I tell you something, little girl,
she continued. If you have a sorrow that you cannot
tell to anyone, you can go to our father in heaven.
You can tell him everything that troubles you. And if
(10:36):
we ask him. He can help us and take our
suffering away. Do you understand me? Child? Don't you pray
every night? Don't you thank him for all his gifts
and ask him to protect you from evil? Oh? No,
(10:57):
I never do that, lied the child. Have you never prayed? Hide?
Do you know what I mean? I only prayed with
my first grandmother, But it is so long ago that
I have forgotten. See, Heidi, I understand now why you
(11:19):
are so unhappy. We all need somebody to help us.
And just think how wonderful it is to be able
to go to the Lord when something distresses us and
causes us pain. We can tell him everything and ask
him to comfort us when nobody else can do it.
(11:43):
He can give us happiness and joy. Heidi was gladdened
by these tidings and asked, can we tell him everything? Everything? Yes?
Hide everything? The child, withdrawing her hand from the grandmamma,
(12:04):
said hurriedly, Can I go now? Yes? Of course was
the reply, and with this Heidi ran to her room.
Sitting down on a stool, she folded her hands and
poured out her heart to God, imploring him to help
(12:24):
her and let her go home to her grandfather. About
a week later, mister candidate asked to see missus Seesman
to tell her of something unusual that had occurred. Being
called to the lady's room, he began, Missus Seesman, something
(12:47):
has happened that I never expected. And with many more words,
the happy Grandmamma was told that Heidi had suddenly learned
to read with the utmost correctness, most rare with beginners.
Many strange things happen in this world, missus Seesman remarked.
(13:07):
While they went over to the study to witness Hidi's
new accomplishment. Heidi was sitting close to Clara, reading her
a story. She seemed amazed at the strange new world
that had opened up before her. At supper, Heidee found
the large book with the beautiful pictures on her plate,
(13:32):
and looking doubtfully at Grandmamma, she saw the old lady nod.
Now it belongs to you, Heidi, she said, forever. Also
when I am going home, Hidie inquired, confused with joy.
Certainly forever, the grandmother assured her. Tomorrow we shall begin
(13:57):
to read it. But Hidie, you must not go home. No,
not for many years, Clara exclaimed, especially when Grandmama goes away,
you must stay with me. Hidie still looked at her
book before going to bed that night, and this book
became her dearest treasure. She would look at the beautiful
(14:20):
pictures and read all the stories aloud to Clara. Grandmamma
would quietly listen and explain something here and there, making
it more beautiful than before. Hidie loved the pictures with
the Shepherd best of all. They told the story of
(14:43):
the Prodigal Sun, and the child would read and reread
it till she nearly knew it all by heart. Since
Hidi had learned to read and possessed the book, the
days seemed to fly, and the time had come near
(15:04):
that the Grandmamma had fixed for her departure
Heidi by Joanna Speary, Chapter ten, A Grand Mamma. Following evening,
great expectation reigned in the house. Toinette had put on
a new cap, Sebastian was placing footstools in front of
nearly every arm chair, and Miss Rothenmayer walked with great
(00:23):
dignity about the house, inspecting everything. When the carriage at
last drove up, the servants flew downstairs, followed by Miss
Rottenmeier in more measured step. Heidi had been sent to
her room to await further orders, but it was not
(00:45):
long before Toinette opened the door and said, briskly, go
into the study. The grand Mamma, with her kind and
loving way, immediately befriended the child and made her as
if she had known her always. To the housekeeper's great mortification,
(01:06):
she called the child Heidi, remarking to Miss Rothemaier, if
somebody's name is Heidi, I call her so. The housekeeper
soon found that she had to respect the grandmother's ways
and opinions. Missus Ceesman always knew what was going on
(01:27):
in the house the minute she entered it. On the
following afternoon, Clara was resting and the old lady had
shut her eyes for five minutes when she got up
again and went into the dining room. With a suspicion
(01:48):
that the housekeeper was probably asleep, she went to this
lady's room, knocking loudly on the door. After a while,
somebody stirred inside, and with a bewildered face, Miss Rottenmeya
(02:09):
appeared staring at the unexpected visitor. Roten maya, where is
the child? How does she pass her time? I want
to know, said missus Caeesman. She just sits in her room,
not moving a finger. She has not the slightest desire
(02:30):
to do something useful, and that is why she thinks
of such absurd things that one can hardly mention them
in polite society. I should do exactly the same thing
if I were left alone like that. Please bring her
to my room now. I want to show her some
pretty books I have brought with me. That is just
(02:53):
the trouble what she should do with books. In all
this time, she has not even learned the A, B, C.
For it is impossible to instill any knowledge into this being.
If mister candidate was not as patient as an angel,
he would have given up teaching her long ago. How strange.
The child does not look to me like one who
(03:15):
cannot learn the abc said missus seesman, Please fetch her now,
we can look at the pictures anyway. The housekeeper was
going to say more, but the old lady had turned
already and gone to her room. She was thinking over
(03:37):
what she had heard about Heidie, making up her mind
to look into the matter. Heidie had come and was
looking with wondering eyes at the splendid pictures in the
large books that Grandmamma was showing her. Suddenly she screamed aloud,
(04:01):
for there on the picture she saw a peaceful flock
grazing on a green pasture. In the middle, a shepherd
was standing leaning on his crook. The setting sun was
shedding a golden light over everything. With glowing eyes highly
(04:24):
devoured the scene, but suddenly she began to sob violently.
The Grandmamma took her little hand in hers and said,
in the most soothing voice, Come, child, you must not cry.
(04:46):
Did this remind you of something? Now stop and I'll
tell you the story tonight. There are lovely stories in
this book that people can read and tell. Dry your
tears now, darling, I must ask you something. Stand up
(05:07):
now and look at me. Now we are merry again.
Heidi did not stop at once, but the kind lady
gave her ample time to compose herself, saying from time
to time, now it's all over. Now we'll be merry again.
(05:32):
When the child was quiet at last, she said, tell
me now how your lessons are going. What have you learned? Child?
Tell me nothing, Heide sighed, But I knew that I
never could learn it. What is it that you can't learn?
(05:56):
I can't learn to read? It is too hard? What next?
Who gave you this information? Peter told me, And he
tried over and over again, but he could not do it,
for it is too hard. Well, what kind of boy
is he? Hidy? You must not believe what Peter tells you,
(06:19):
but try for yourself. I am sure you had your
thoughts elsewhere when mister candidate showed you the letters. It's
no use, Hidy said, with such a tone as if
she was resigned to her fate. I am going to
tell you something, Hidy said the kind lady. Now you
(06:44):
have not learned to read because you have believed what
Peter said. You shall believe me now, And I prophesy
that you will learn it in a very short time,
as a great many other children do that are like
you and not like Peter. When you can read, I
(07:08):
am going to give you this book. You have seen
the shepherd on the green pasture, and then you'll be
able to find out all the strange things that happened
to him. Yes, you can hear the whole story and
what he does with his sheep and his goats. You
(07:32):
would like to know, wouldn't you. Heidi Haidi had listened
attentively and said, now with sparkling eyes, if I could
only read already, it won't be long. I can see that.
Come now, and let us go to Clara. With that,
(07:57):
they both went over to the study. Since the day
of Heide's attempted flight, a great change had come over
the child. She had realized that it would hurt her
kind friends if she tried to go home again. She
knew now that she could not leave, as her aunt
(08:18):
Diita had promised, for they all, especially Clara and her
father and the old lady would think her ungrateful. But
the burden grew heavier in her heart, and she lost
her appetite and got paler and paler. She could not
(08:41):
get to sleep at night from longing to see the
mountains with the flowers and the sunshine, and only in
her dreams she would be happy. When she woke up
in the morning, she always found herself on her high
white bed, far away from home, burying her head in
(09:05):
her pillow. She would often weep a long long time.
Missus Caesman had noticed the child's unhappiness, but let a
few days pass by, hoping for change. But the change
never came, and often Hyde's eyes were red even in
(09:27):
the early morning. So she called the child to her
room one day and said, with great sympathy in her voice,
tell me, Hidy, what is the matter with you? What
is making you so sad? But as Hide did not
(09:49):
want to appear thankless, she replied sadly, I can't tell you. No,
can't you tell Clara perhaps? Oh no, I can't tell anyone,
Heidi said, looking so unhappy that the old lady's heart
(10:13):
was filled with pity. I tell you something, little girl,
she continued. If you have a sorrow that you cannot
tell to anyone, you can go to our father in heaven.
You can tell him everything that troubles you. And if
(10:36):
we ask him. He can help us and take our
suffering away. Do you understand me? Child? Don't you pray
every night? Don't you thank him for all his gifts
and ask him to protect you from evil? Oh? No,
(10:57):
I never do that, lied the child. Have you never prayed? Hide?
Do you know what I mean? I only prayed with
my first grandmother, But it is so long ago that
I have forgotten. See, Heidi, I understand now why you
(11:19):
are so unhappy. We all need somebody to help us.
And just think how wonderful it is to be able
to go to the Lord when something distresses us and
causes us pain. We can tell him everything and ask
him to comfort us when nobody else can do it.
(11:43):
He can give us happiness and joy. Heidi was gladdened
by these tidings and asked, can we tell him everything? Everything? Yes?
Hide everything? The child, withdrawing her hand from the grandmamma,
(12:04):
said hurriedly, Can I go now? Yes? Of course was
the reply, and with this Heidi ran to her room.
Sitting down on a stool, she folded her hands and
poured out her heart to God, imploring him to help
(12:24):
her and let her go home to her grandfather. About
a week later, mister candidate asked to see missus Seesman
to tell her of something unusual that had occurred. Being
called to the lady's room, he began, Missus Seesman, something
(12:47):
has happened that I never expected. And with many more words,
the happy Grandmamma was told that Heidi had suddenly learned
to read with the utmost correctness, most rare with beginners.
Many strange things happen in this world, missus Seesman remarked.
(13:07):
While they went over to the study to witness Hidi's
new accomplishment. Heidi was sitting close to Clara, reading her
a story. She seemed amazed at the strange new world
that had opened up before her. At supper, Heidee found
the large book with the beautiful pictures on her plate,
(13:32):
and looking doubtfully at Grandmamma, she saw the old lady nod.
Now it belongs to you, Heidi, she said, forever. Also
when I am going home, Hidie inquired, confused with joy.
Certainly forever, the grandmother assured her. Tomorrow we shall begin
(13:57):
to read it. But Hidie, you must not go home. No,
not for many years, Clara exclaimed, especially when Grandmama goes away,
you must stay with me. Hidie still looked at her
book before going to bed that night, and this book
became her dearest treasure. She would look at the beautiful
(14:20):
pictures and read all the stories aloud to Clara. Grandmamma
would quietly listen and explain something here and there, making
it more beautiful than before. Hidie loved the pictures with
the Shepherd best of all. They told the story of
(14:43):
the Prodigal Sun, and the child would read and reread
it till she nearly knew it all by heart. Since
Hidi had learned to read and possessed the book, the
days seemed to fly, and the time had come near
(15:04):
that the Grandmamma had fixed for her departure
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