Author(s): Johanna Spyri
Format: Paperback
No. of Pages: 120
Publisher: Echo Library
Language: English
Date Published: 2006-10-30
Dimensions: 148 x 226 x 12mm
Publication City/Country: Cirencester
Edition:
Illustrations: Illustrations, black and white

"Dear child," she said now, in a voice which trembled with anxiety and affection, "you know that you are too tired to go out in the morning; but this afternoon, perhaps, we will go down to the river. Will not that be better, my darling?"

"Oh, yes, I suppose so," sighed the child; but though she said no more, she did not turn her eyes away from the blooming roses and the waving leaves below her.

"Oh, it is so beautiful down there! Do let me go out, mamma!"