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Nils' Wonderful Journey with the Wild Geese
Nils Holgerssons underbara resa genom Sverige
Micro paraphrase: The gnome turns the main character Nils Holgersson into a dwarf, and the boy makes a fascinating journey on a goose from Sweden to Lapland and back. On his way to Lapland, he meets a flock of wild geese flying along the Gulf of Bothnia, and with them he looks into remote areas of Scandinavia. As a result, Nils visits all the provinces of Sweden, gets into various adventures and learns a lot about the geography, history and culture of each province of his homeland.
Fourteen-year-old Nils Holgersson lives in a small peasant yard in the very south of Sweden, bringing only trouble to his parents, because he is lazy and angry by nature. One day at the end of March, for another evil trick, a kind gnome who lived in Nils’s house turns him into a gnome. Martin the gander intends to join a caravan of wild geese that are about to fly to Lapland. Nils is going to prevent this, but nothing comes of it, because he is a baby himself: the gander simply puts him on his back. After Nils helped several animals in trouble, the leader of the flock, the old and wise goose Akki, decides that it is time for Nils to return home to his parents and that he can become human again. But Nils wants to continue traveling with the geese around Sweden rather than turn back. Now our hero continues to travel with the geese, and learns the nature of his country, its history, culture and cities. At the same time, he experiences many dangerous adventures, during which he has to make a moral choice.
In parallel, the story of the peasant girl Aza and her little brother Mats is described. They are friends of Nils, who often guarded the geese together. Suddenly their mother and all their brothers and sisters die. Many people think that this is the curse of one gypsy woman. Aza and Mats' father leaves his children due to poverty and becomes a miner in Malmberg, in northern Sweden. One day, Aza and Mats learn that their mother and brothers and sisters did not die from a gypsy curse, but as a result of tuberculosis. They go to their father to tell him about this. During the trip, they learn what tuberculosis is and how to fight it. Soon Aza and Mats arrive in Malmberg, where Mats dies in an accident. Having buried her brother, Aza meets with her father: now they are together again!
In autumn, Nils returns from Lapland with wild geese. Before continuing his journey across the Baltic Sea to Pomerania, the gander Martin drops Nils off in the yard of his parents, who are already worried about the disappearance of their son. They catch the gander and already want to kill him, but Nils does not allow them to do this, because they have become true friends with Martin. At this moment he turns back into a human.
Year of writing: 1906
Genre of the work: story
Main characters: Nils Holgersson- young man, Brownie- dwarf, Martin- gander, Aza And Mats- friends of Nils.
Plot
Fourteen-year-old boy Nils lives in the village with his parents. He has a difficult character, which causes a lot of trouble. The boy is angry and lazy. Once, for ridicule, Nils was bewitched by a brownie, making him the same little gnome. Now he began to see the world through the eyes of the animals he had offended. Martin the gander decided to fly to Lapland with wild geese. Nils decided not to let this happen and grabbed his neck. Martin took off and took Nils with him. This is how the boy gets to know his country better. In the fall, when the flock returned, the parents wanted to kill the goose, but Nils was already defending his friend. For his bravery, he became a boy again. This transformation changed him forever.
Conclusion (my opinion)
The story teaches that you need to be responsible for your actions. Punishment is always beneficial, although it is difficult to endure. You need to do good deeds, protect and value your family and friends.
Year: 1906 Genre: story
Main characters: the young man Nils Holgersson, the gnome Brownie, the gander Martin and Nils' friends - Aza and Mats.
This story is about a boy who lived with his family in one of the villages in Switzerland.
Nils Holgerson, that’s the name of our hero, was a 12-year-old hooligan who more than once got into trouble with local boys, mocked animals, throwing stones at them and pulling their tails. Nils, like many boys his age, did not want to study or obey his parents at all.
Nils' adventures began on one of the most ordinary spring days, when his parents, leaving on business, strictly ordered him not to leave the house and do his homework. After meeting a dwarf who didn’t like Nils’s ridicule and decided to teach him a lesson by shrinking him to his own size, the tomboy had to endure a lot of trials and adventures. In search of an evil forest gnome, the boy managed to travel with wild geese to Lapland, tagging along with his pet goose Martin, save an ancient castle from a rat invasion, help a baby squirrel return to its parent's nest, and help the bears escape from the hunter. Nils also met with people - he fought with the cook for Martin’s life, helped the writer restore manuscripts, and talked with animated statues. All this time, fighting off the attacks of the cunning fox Smirre. These and many other obstacles awaited him on his way to Lapland.
Along the way, Nils had to make friends with nature and himself, find a way to break the spell, and eventually return home and turn from a bully into a good boy.
This book tells not only about the wonderful nature of Switzerland and a breathtaking journey, but also teaches readers good things and makes them think about our actions. The little boy Nils showed by his example that by doing good and helping those in trouble, you only become stronger, making new friends, and becoming pride for your parents.
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Nils' adventures began when a dwarf bewitched him, turning him into a tiny boy.
Nils went in search of the gnome and ended up in a poultry yard. Here he discovered that he understood the language of birds and animals.
Wild geese flew north over the poultry yard and carried Martin's pet goose with them. Trying to hold him, Nils wrapped his arms around his neck, and soon they were high in the sky.
During the journey, Fox Smirre wanted to kidnap Martin, and Nils saved him. For this, a flock of wild geese allowed him to stay with them, and the boy continued his journey.
Akki Knebekaise's flock went to Glimmingen Castle. From the stork Ermenrich, the geese learned that the castle was in danger: rats had occupied it, displacing the former inhabitants. Nils, with the help of a magic pipe that belonged to the Dwarf, carries the rats into the water and frees the castle from them.
On the day of the great gathering of birds and animals, Nils saw a lot of interesting things. On this day, birds and animals make a truce with each other. Nils saw the games of hares, heard the singing of wood grouse, the fight of deer, and the dancing of cranes. He witnessed the punishment of the fox Smirra, who broke the law of the world by killing a sparrow.
Smirre the fox still pursues them. He offers Akka to leave the pack alone in exchange for Nils. But the geese do not give up the boy. The boy is kidnapped by crows, he helps save their silver from Smirre, and the crows release him. As the flock flies over the sea, Nils meets the inhabitants of the underwater city. The boy gets acquainted with the nature of Lapland and the way of life of the country's inhabitants.
He learns from the eagle how to break the spell.
Returning home, Nils removes the spell from himself, passing it on to the gosling Uxie, who dreams of remaining small forever, and again becomes the same boy. He says goodbye to the pack and starts going to school. Now he only has good grades in his diary.
“Nils's Journey” is a fascinating story about how an ordinary boy, bewitched by a gnome, traveled with a flock of wild geese and did good deeds.
Brief summary of “Nils’s Travels” for the reader’s diary
Name: "Nils's Wonderful Journey with the Wild Geese"
Number of pages: 176. Lagerlöf Selma. "Nils's Wonderful Journey with the Wild Geese." Publishing house "Meshcheryakov Publishing House". 2017
Genre: Fairy Tale
Year of writing: 1907
Main characters
Nils is a twelve-year-old boy, mischievous, lazy, irresponsible, who has changed after all the trials he has endured.
Goose Martin is a domestic white goose that flew to Lapland with a flock of wild geese, Martin's faithful friend.
The Dwarf is a tiny man who placed a curse on Nils.
Akka is the leader of a flock of geese, a very smart, strict, fair and kind duck.
Fox Smirre is a cunning, insidious, cruel and vengeful predator, who ultimately received what he deserved.
Plot
In a small Swedish village there lived a boy named Nils who did not like to study or help his parents with housework. One day he caught a tiny gnome and refused to let him go. Unexpectedly for himself, Nils decreased in size, and he himself became as small as a gnome. He ran out into the yard and barely had time to grab the tail of Martin's pet goose, who, along with the flock of geese, decided to go to Lapland.
At first, it was very difficult for Martin to fly as fast and long as his wild relatives, and he was very tired. One night the cunning fox Smirre crept up to the flock and dragged away one of the goose. Nils rushed after him and freed the goose, and he himself, climbing a tree, began to mock the fox. Smirre swore revenge on the boy.
Along the way, Nils did many good deeds. He helped the squirrel Sirla return the baby squirrel that had fallen from the nest. Having learned from the stork Ermenrich that Glimmengen Castle was at the disposal of rats, the boy fearlessly led them to the water with the help of a magic pipe.
Nils became the first person to attend the festival of birds and animals. It took place once a year on Mount Kulaberg. At this festival, Nils learned from the owls that there was a way for him to become human again.
During the entire flight, Smirre persistently pursued a flock of geese, but one day Nils managed to put a dog collar on the fox, and all the birds and animals had fun when they learned about it.
While spending the night in the city, Nils witnessed a bronze statue of the king come to life as he saluted the old ship in the shipyard in the company of a wooden man. Nils also had a chance to visit an underwater city, all the inhabitants of which were enchanted because of their greed and cruelty. The boy was unable to remove the spell because he did not have a coin.
Having experienced many more adventures, Nils and his flock fly to goose country, where Martin finds his bride Marta. In their new place, Martha and Martin became parents, and Nils helped them care for the little goslings.
Akka helped Nils learn how to break the spell - you need to find someone who would want to change places with him, and at the same time cast a magic spell. After a while, the boy returned home and saw how much his parents grieved for him. Having met a capricious gosling who wanted to remain small all the time, Nils cast a spell and became an ordinary boy again. The parents were very happy to see their son, who had changed a lot: he became an obedient boy, helped his parents around the house and did well in school.
Retelling plan
- Nils catches the gnome and shrinks in size.
- The boy flies away with Martin.
- Nils saves the goose from the fox Smirre and is accepted into the flock.
- Rescue the baby squirrel, defeat the rats.
- Festival of animals and birds.
- Smirre in a dog collar.
- An animated statue and an underwater city.
- Martin starts a family.
- Homecoming.
- Breaking the spell, starting a new life.
the main idea
Life is given for good deeds, and only then will it be beautiful.
What does it teach
The fairy tale teaches you to be kind, honest, sympathetic, and always help those who are in trouble. It also teaches that you should always be responsible for your actions.
Review
The story about Nils is very fascinating, it once again proves how important it is to do kind, good deeds and not harm anyone.
Proverbs
- Live for people, people will live for you.
- Life is given for good deeds.
What I liked
I liked how Nils changed during his unusual journey - he matured, became more responsible, kind and brave.
Reader's diary rating
Average rating: 4.7. Total ratings received: 95.
