Toni lives with his widowed mother in a little stone hut in the Swiss mountains and has a real gift for carving wood. Poverty decides otherwise: he is sent to the high pastures to milk cows and make cheese under a gruff herdsman, and the story follows his quiet unhappiness and the turn of events that lets his talent be seen.
A short, tender Alpine story from the author of Heidi, ideal for reading aloud to younger children. Download the free EPUB.