July 12, 2024 • 12 mins
Heidi by Johanna Spyri - Chapter 8 - Great Disturbances in the Sesemann House
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 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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(00:01):
Heidi, Chapter eight, Great Disturbancesand the Seeseman House. A short time
after the tutor had arrived. Nextmorning, the door bell rang so violently
that Sebastian thought it must be misterSeesman himself. What was his surprise when
(00:21):
a dirty street boy with a barrelorgun on his back stood before him.
What do you mean by pulling thebell like that? The butler said,
I want to see Clara. Can'tyou at least say miss Clara? You
ragged urchin, said Sebastian harshly.She owes me forty pennies, said the
(00:45):
boy. You are crazy. Howdo you know Miss Clara lives here.
I showed her the way yesterday andshe promised to give me forty pennies.
What nonsense. Miss Clara never goesout. You had better take yourself off
before I send you. The boy, however, did not even budge and
(01:07):
said I saw her. She hascurly hair, black eyes and talks in
a funny way. Oh, Sebastianchuckled to himself. That was the little
miss pulling the boy into the house. He said, all right, you
can follow me. Wait at thedoor till I call you, and then
you can play something for miss Clara. Knocking at the study door, Sebastian
(01:33):
said when he entered, a boyis here who wants to see Miss Clara.
Clara, delighted at his interruption,said, can't he come right up,
mister candidate. But the boy wasalready inside and started to play.
Miss Rottenmeier was in the adjoining roomwhen she heard the sounds. Where did
(01:55):
they come from? Hurrying into thestudy, she saw the street boy playing
to the eager children. Stop stop, she called, but in vain,
for the music drowned her voice.Suddenly she made a big jump, for
there between her feet crawled a blackturtle. Only when she shrieked for Sebastian
(02:19):
could her voice be heard. Thebutler came straight in, for he had
seen everything behind the door, anda great scene. It had been glued
to a chair and her fright.Miss Rottenmeier called, send the boy away,
Take them away. Sebastian obediently pulledthe boy after him. Then he
said, here are forty pennies forMiss Clara, and forty more for playing.
(02:44):
It was well done, my boy. With that, he closed the
door behind him. Miss Rottenmeyer foundit wiser now to stay in the study
to prevent further disturbances. Suddenly therewas another knock at the door. Sebastian
appeared with a large basket, whichhe had been brought for Clara. We
(03:07):
had better have our lesson before weinspect miss Rothenmeier. But Clara, turning
to the tutor, asked, ohplease, mister canter Date, can't we
just peep in to see what itis? I am afraid that you will
think of nothing else. The teacherbegan. Just then something in the basket,
(03:28):
which had been only lightly fastened,moved, and one, two,
three, and still more little kittensjumped out, scampering around the room with
the utmost speed. They bounded overthe tutor's boots and bit his trousers.
They climbed up on Miss Rottenmeier's dressand crawled around her feet, mewing and
(03:52):
running. They caused a frightful confusion. Clara called out in delight, Oh
look at the cunning creatures. Lookhow they jump. Hidi, look at
that one, and oh see theone over there. Heidi followed them about
while the teacher shook them off.When the housekeeper had collected her wits after
(04:14):
the great fright, she called forthe servants. They soon arrived and stored
the little kittens safely in the newbed. No time had been found for
yawning that day either. When MissRottenmeyer, who had found out the culprit,
was alone with the children in theevening, she began severely, elder
(04:38):
Hide, there is only one punishmentfor you. I am going to send
you to the cellar to think overyour dreadful misdeeds in company with the rats.
A seller held no terrors for Heidi, for in her grandfather's cellar,
fresh milk and the good cheese hadbeen kept, and no rats had lodged
(05:01):
there. But Clara shrieked, oh, miss rottenmay you must wait till Papa
comes home, and then he canpunish Heidi. The lady unwillingly replied,
all right, Clara, but Ishall also speak a few words to mister
Seesman. With those words, sheleft the room. Since the child's arrival,
(05:27):
everything had been upset, and thelady often felt discouraged, though nothing
remarkable happened for a few days.Clara, on the contrary, enjoyed her
companion's society, for she always didfunny things in her lesson. She could
never get her letters straight. Theymeant absolutely nothing to her, except that
(05:51):
they would remind her of goats andeagles. The girls always spent their eating
together, and Heidi would entertain herfriend with tales of her former life,
till her longing grew so great thatshe added, I have to go home
(06:12):
now, I must go to morrow. Clara's soothing words and the prospect of
more rolls for the grandmother kept thechild. Every day after dinner, she
was left alone in her room forsome hours, thinking of the green fields
at home, of the sparkling flowerson the mountains. She would sit in
(06:36):
a corner till her desire for allthose things became too great to bear.
Her aunt had clearly told her thatshe might return if she wished to do
so, so one day she resolvedto leave for the Elmhart. In a
(06:56):
great hurry. She packed the breadin the red shawl, and, putting
on her old straw hat, startedoff. The poor child did not get
very far. At the door,she encountered Miss Rottenmeier, who stared at
Heide in mute surprise. What areyou up to? She exploded? Haven't
(07:20):
I forbidden you to run away?You look like a vagabond. I was
only going home, whispered the frightenedchild. What you want to run away
from this house? What would misterCaesman say? What is it that does
not suit you here? Don't youget better treatment than you deserve? Have
(07:44):
you ever before had such food serviceand such a room? Answer? No,
was the reply, don't I knowthat? The furious lady proceeded,
What a thankless child? You arejust idle and good for nothing. But
Heidi could not bear it any longer. She loudly wailed, Oh, I
(08:09):
want to go home. What willpoor snowhopper do without me? Grandmother is
waiting for me every day, poorthistlefinch gets blows if Peter gets no cheese?
And I must see the sun againwhen he says good night to the
mountains. How the eagle would screechif he saw all the people here in
Frankfort. For Mercy's sake, thechild is crazy, exclaimed Miss Rothenmier.
(08:37):
Running up the stairs. In herhurry, she had bumped into Sebastian,
who was just then coming down.Bring the unlucky child up, she called
to him, rubbing her head.All right, many thanks, answered the
butler, rubbing his head too.For he had encountered something far harder than
she had. When the butler camedown, he saw Heidie standing near the
(09:01):
door with flaming eyes, trembling allover. Cheerfully, he asked, what
has happened, little one? Donot take it to heart and cheer up.
She nearly made a hole in myhead just now. But we must
not get discouraged. Oh no,come up with you, she said.
So Heidi walked upstairs, very slowly. Seeing her so changed, Sebastian said,
(09:31):
don't give in. Don't be sad. You have been so courageous till
now. I have never heard youcry yet. Come up now, and
when the ladies away, will goand look at the kittens. They are
running round like wild nodding cheerlessly.The child disappeared in her room. That
(09:54):
night. At supper, Miss Rothenmeyerwatched Heidi constantly, but nothing happened.
The child sat as quiet as amouse, hardly touching her food except the
little roll. Talking with the tutornext morning, Miss Rottenmeyer told him her
fears about Hidee's mind, But theteacher had more serious troubles still, for
(10:20):
Heidi had not even learned her AB C. In all this time.
Heidi was sorely in need of someclothes, so Clara had given her some.
Miss Rottenmeyer was just busy arranging thechild's wardrobe when she suddenly returned elder
Hyde. She said, contemptuously,what do I find a big pile of
(10:45):
bread in your wardrobe? I neverheard the like. Yes, Clara,
it is true. Then, callingto Nete, she ordered her to take
away the bread and the old strawhat she had found. No, don't,
I must keep my hat. Thebread is for grandmother, cried Hide,
in despair. You stay here whilewe take the rubbish away, said
(11:09):
the lady. Sternly. Hide threwherself down now on Clara's chair and sobbed
as if her heart would break.No, I can't bring grandmother any rolls.
Oh, they were for grandmother,she lamented, Hide, don't cry
any more, Clara begged. Listen, when you go home some day,
(11:35):
I am going to give you asmany rolls as you had and more.
They will be much softer and betterthan those stale ones you have kept.
Those were not fit to eat.Heidy, stop now, please don't cry
any more. Only after a longlong time did Hide become quiet. When
(12:00):
she had heard Clara's promise, Shecried, are you really going to give
me as many as I had thatsupper? Heidi's eyes were swollen, and
it was still hard for her tokeep from crying. Sebastian made strange signs
to her that she did not understandwhat did he mean. Later, though,
(12:24):
when she climbed into her high bed, she found her old beloved straw
hat hidden under her cover. SoSebastian had saved it for her and had
tried to tell her. She crushedit for joy, and wrapping it in
a handkerchief, she hid it inthe furthest corner of her wardrobe
Heidi, Chapter eight, Great Disturbancesand the Seeseman House. A short time
after the tutor had arrived. Nextmorning, the door bell rang so violently
that Sebastian thought it must be misterSeesman himself. What was his surprise when
(00:21):
a dirty street boy with a barrelorgun on his back stood before him.
What do you mean by pulling thebell like that? The butler said,
I want to see Clara. Can'tyou at least say miss Clara? You
ragged urchin, said Sebastian harshly.She owes me forty pennies, said the
(00:45):
boy. You are crazy. Howdo you know Miss Clara lives here.
I showed her the way yesterday andshe promised to give me forty pennies.
What nonsense. Miss Clara never goesout. You had better take yourself off
before I send you. The boy, however, did not even budge and
(01:07):
said I saw her. She hascurly hair, black eyes and talks in
a funny way. Oh, Sebastianchuckled to himself. That was the little
miss pulling the boy into the house. He said, all right, you
can follow me. Wait at thedoor till I call you, and then
you can play something for miss Clara. Knocking at the study door, Sebastian
(01:33):
said when he entered, a boyis here who wants to see Miss Clara.
Clara, delighted at his interruption,said, can't he come right up,
mister candidate. But the boy wasalready inside and started to play.
Miss Rottenmeier was in the adjoining roomwhen she heard the sounds. Where did
(01:55):
they come from? Hurrying into thestudy, she saw the street boy playing
to the eager children. Stop stop, she called, but in vain,
for the music drowned her voice.Suddenly she made a big jump, for
there between her feet crawled a blackturtle. Only when she shrieked for Sebastian
(02:19):
could her voice be heard. Thebutler came straight in, for he had
seen everything behind the door, anda great scene. It had been glued
to a chair and her fright.Miss Rottenmeier called, send the boy away,
Take them away. Sebastian obediently pulledthe boy after him. Then he
said, here are forty pennies forMiss Clara, and forty more for playing.
(02:44):
It was well done, my boy. With that, he closed the
door behind him. Miss Rottenmeyer foundit wiser now to stay in the study
to prevent further disturbances. Suddenly therewas another knock at the door. Sebastian
appeared with a large basket, whichhe had been brought for Clara. We
(03:07):
had better have our lesson before weinspect miss Rothenmeier. But Clara, turning
to the tutor, asked, ohplease, mister canter Date, can't we
just peep in to see what itis? I am afraid that you will
think of nothing else. The teacherbegan. Just then something in the basket,
(03:28):
which had been only lightly fastened,moved, and one, two,
three, and still more little kittensjumped out, scampering around the room with
the utmost speed. They bounded overthe tutor's boots and bit his trousers.
They climbed up on Miss Rottenmeier's dressand crawled around her feet, mewing and
(03:52):
running. They caused a frightful confusion. Clara called out in delight, Oh
look at the cunning creatures. Lookhow they jump. Hidi, look at
that one, and oh see theone over there. Heidi followed them about
while the teacher shook them off.When the housekeeper had collected her wits after
(04:14):
the great fright, she called forthe servants. They soon arrived and stored
the little kittens safely in the newbed. No time had been found for
yawning that day either. When MissRottenmeyer, who had found out the culprit,
was alone with the children in theevening, she began severely, elder
(04:38):
Hide, there is only one punishmentfor you. I am going to send
you to the cellar to think overyour dreadful misdeeds in company with the rats.
A seller held no terrors for Heidi, for in her grandfather's cellar,
fresh milk and the good cheese hadbeen kept, and no rats had lodged
(05:01):
there. But Clara shrieked, oh, miss rottenmay you must wait till Papa
comes home, and then he canpunish Heidi. The lady unwillingly replied,
all right, Clara, but Ishall also speak a few words to mister
Seesman. With those words, sheleft the room. Since the child's arrival,
(05:27):
everything had been upset, and thelady often felt discouraged, though nothing
remarkable happened for a few days.Clara, on the contrary, enjoyed her
companion's society, for she always didfunny things in her lesson. She could
never get her letters straight. Theymeant absolutely nothing to her, except that
(05:51):
they would remind her of goats andeagles. The girls always spent their eating
together, and Heidi would entertain herfriend with tales of her former life,
till her longing grew so great thatshe added, I have to go home
(06:12):
now, I must go to morrow. Clara's soothing words and the prospect of
more rolls for the grandmother kept thechild. Every day after dinner, she
was left alone in her room forsome hours, thinking of the green fields
at home, of the sparkling flowerson the mountains. She would sit in
(06:36):
a corner till her desire for allthose things became too great to bear.
Her aunt had clearly told her thatshe might return if she wished to do
so, so one day she resolvedto leave for the Elmhart. In a
(06:56):
great hurry. She packed the breadin the red shawl, and, putting
on her old straw hat, startedoff. The poor child did not get
very far. At the door,she encountered Miss Rottenmeier, who stared at
Heide in mute surprise. What areyou up to? She exploded? Haven't
(07:20):
I forbidden you to run away?You look like a vagabond. I was
only going home, whispered the frightenedchild. What you want to run away
from this house? What would misterCaesman say? What is it that does
not suit you here? Don't youget better treatment than you deserve? Have
(07:44):
you ever before had such food serviceand such a room? Answer? No,
was the reply, don't I knowthat? The furious lady proceeded,
What a thankless child? You arejust idle and good for nothing. But
Heidi could not bear it any longer. She loudly wailed, Oh, I
(08:09):
want to go home. What willpoor snowhopper do without me? Grandmother is
waiting for me every day, poorthistlefinch gets blows if Peter gets no cheese?
And I must see the sun againwhen he says good night to the
mountains. How the eagle would screechif he saw all the people here in
Frankfort. For Mercy's sake, thechild is crazy, exclaimed Miss Rothenmier.
(08:37):
Running up the stairs. In herhurry, she had bumped into Sebastian,
who was just then coming down.Bring the unlucky child up, she called
to him, rubbing her head.All right, many thanks, answered the
butler, rubbing his head too.For he had encountered something far harder than
she had. When the butler camedown, he saw Heidie standing near the
(09:01):
door with flaming eyes, trembling allover. Cheerfully, he asked, what
has happened, little one? Donot take it to heart and cheer up.
She nearly made a hole in myhead just now. But we must
not get discouraged. Oh no,come up with you, she said.
So Heidi walked upstairs, very slowly. Seeing her so changed, Sebastian said,
(09:31):
don't give in. Don't be sad. You have been so courageous till
now. I have never heard youcry yet. Come up now, and
when the ladies away, will goand look at the kittens. They are
running round like wild nodding cheerlessly.The child disappeared in her room. That
(09:54):
night. At supper, Miss Rothenmeyerwatched Heidi constantly, but nothing happened.
The child sat as quiet as amouse, hardly touching her food except the
little roll. Talking with the tutornext morning, Miss Rottenmeyer told him her
fears about Hidee's mind, But theteacher had more serious troubles still, for
(10:20):
Heidi had not even learned her AB C. In all this time.
Heidi was sorely in need of someclothes, so Clara had given her some.
Miss Rottenmeyer was just busy arranging thechild's wardrobe when she suddenly returned elder
Hyde. She said, contemptuously,what do I find a big pile of
(10:45):
bread in your wardrobe? I neverheard the like. Yes, Clara,
it is true. Then, callingto Nete, she ordered her to take
away the bread and the old strawhat she had found. No, don't,
I must keep my hat. Thebread is for grandmother, cried Hide,
in despair. You stay here whilewe take the rubbish away, said
(11:09):
the lady. Sternly. Hide threwherself down now on Clara's chair and sobbed
as if her heart would break.No, I can't bring grandmother any rolls.
Oh, they were for grandmother,she lamented, Hide, don't cry
any more, Clara begged. Listen, when you go home some day,
(11:35):
I am going to give you asmany rolls as you had and more.
They will be much softer and betterthan those stale ones you have kept.
Those were not fit to eat.Heidy, stop now, please don't cry
any more. Only after a longlong time did Hide become quiet. When
(12:00):
she had heard Clara's promise, Shecried, are you really going to give
me as many as I had thatsupper? Heidi's eyes were swollen, and
it was still hard for her tokeep from crying. Sebastian made strange signs
to her that she did not understandwhat did he mean. Later, though,
(12:24):
when she climbed into her high bed, she found her old beloved straw
hat hidden under her cover. SoSebastian had saved it for her and had
tried to tell her. She crushedit for joy, and wrapping it in
a handkerchief, she hid it inthe furthest corner of her wardrobe
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