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The little Barefoot

by Berthold Auerbach

Level B2 · Upper-intermediateChildren's22 chapters
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CEFR level
B2
Length
22 chapters
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About this book

Two young siblings, one barefoot and brave, wander from their village to a silent, locked house where their parents should be. As autumn fades, they seek warmth and hope in riddles, play, and the mysteries of the quiet world around them.

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Contents

22 chapters in all. The first chapter is free to read with no account.

02CONTENTS.
03CHAPTER I. THE CHILDREN KNOCK.
04CHAPTER II. THE FAR-OFF SPIRIT.
05CHAPTER III. THE TREE BY THE PARENTS’ HOUSE.
06CHAPTER IV. OPEN THE DOOR.
07CHAPTER V. UPON THE HOLDER COMMON.
08CHAPTER VI. DIE EIGENBRÄTLERIN—HER OWN COOK.
09CHAPTER VII. THE SISTER OF CHARITY.
10CHAPTER VIII. SACK AND AXE.
11CHAPTER IX. AN UNBIDDEN GUEST.
12CHAPTER X. ONLY ONE DANCE.

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