Zusammenfassung
Zusammenfassung von Ein australisches Mädchen
Für wen es gedacht ist
You will enjoy this if you love spirited heroines, bush settings, family comedy and children who invent whole worlds, and if you like a warm story with a gentle eye for human weakness.
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An Australian Lassie is a story of family life near Sydney, written by Lilian Turner. It follows the Bruce children in a weatherboard cottage on the North Shore, in the days of bush tracks, steamers and slate pencils. At its center is Betty, a twelve-year-old with a huge imagination, a quick temper and a firm belief that no Bruce is ever afraid.
The book gives you school quarrels, a family feud that has lasted since before Betty was born, and a girl who keeps trying to fix the world with plans too big for her. It also gives you a clear picture of how children played, worked and dreamed. Listen for the humor, because the author often speaks to the reader with a smile. We begin at Wygate School, where Betty has just fallen to the bottom of the class.
In dieser Zusammenfassung
- 1A feud begins at Wygate SchoolFree
- 2A poor house with a rich grandfather
- 3A ghost visits an old sea captain
- 4John Brown, the station boy who fights for a name
- 5Dot, her friends and the wish to swap lives
- 6Self-made dreams and a plan to run away
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A feud begins at Wygate School
The story opens in the schoolroom at Wygate School, where Mr. Sharman reads out the class order. Elizabeth Bruce has fallen to the very bottom, and she stands on the bench to explain how. She pulled a girl's hair, squeaked her pencil, and whispered a spelling to her twin brother Cyril. Her audience is a new boy, John Brown, a big, clumsy thirteen-year-old who stands waiting for his seat.
Betty takes an instant dislike to him. She whispers that he is a cheat, she pinches him, and she kicks his boot. Then the arithmetic begins. John answers a sum with an answer so grand that the master is startled, and by lunchtime he sits at the head of the class. Betty is still at the bottom, writing out her punishment sentence fifty times.
After school the three young Bruces walk home along the bush track. Besides the twins there is little Nancy, who is six. They pass the iron gates of Dene Hall, where their grandfather, a stern old sea captain, lives. He has not spoken to the family for years, and Betty has taught the others to fear his gun and his emus.
They slip away to the creek in the gully, where a broken fence makes what Betty calls her dangerous coral islands. The game is a hunt for a black pearl worth thousands of pounds. This time John Brown is sitting there with a fishing line and claims the place is his grandfather's. Betty throws stones and aims badly. Cyril melts away into the bush, and the quarrel is set for the rest of the book.
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Questions about Ein australisches Mädchen
What is An Australian Lassie about?
It is about the Bruce family near Sydney, especially twelve-year-old Betty, who tries to heal a feud with her grandfather. Her schemes, school quarrels and friendship with John Brown carry the story.
Who is Betty Bruce in An Australian Lassie?
Betty is the lively second daughter of an author. She is imaginative and brave, and she carries a lot of work at home. Her favorite saying is that no Bruce is afraid.
Who is John Brown in the book?
John Brown is a strong thirteen-year-old raised on a cattle station. He comes to live with Captain Carew at Dene Hall, keeps his own name, and wants to become a self-made man.
Where is An Australian Lassie set?
It is set in the bush hills on Sydney's North Shore, with scenes in Sydney itself. The children walk to school along red dirt roads, play by a creek and cross the harbor by punt.
Is An Australian Lassie easy to read?
Yes, the story is told in clear, lively scenes with short chapters and plenty of funny conversations between children. The humorous narrator and the many small adventures make it pleasant to follow.