The four March girls work hard while
their father is away at war. Meg, the eldest, teaches.
Jo has to read to a bad-tempered old aunt every day.
Beth helps at home with the housework, and Amy, the
youngest, must go to school.
The four March girls work hard while their father is
away at war. Meg, the eldest, teaches. Jo has to read
to a bad-tempered old aunt every day. Beth helps at
home with the housework, and Amy, the youngest, must
go to school.
The girls all learn something, and grow up a little,
while their father is away. When he finally comes home,
his 'little women' have a few surprises for him.
Louisa M. Alcott was born in 1832
in Pennsylvania, USA. She wrote a number of stories
about family life, and Little Women is one
of her best-loved tales. |