# The little Barefoot Author: Auerbach, Berthold, 1812-1882; Lee, Eliza Buckminster, 1794-1864 [Translator] Genre: Category: Novels Language: English License: Public domain Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/70159 Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=The+little+Barefoot+Auerbach&tag=cyberlibrar00-20 ## Summary Early in the morning of an autumnal day, when the morning mist lay upon the ground, two children, a boy and a girl of six and seven years old, went hand in hand through the back, or garden path, out of the village. The girl appeared the oldest, and carried slate, books, and a writing-book under her arm; the boy had the same in a gray linen satchel, which was slung over his shoulder. The girl wore a cap of white drill that reached only to the forehead, and made the full arch of her brow the more conspicuous. The boy was bareheaded. The footstep of the boy only could be heard, for he had strong shoes on his feet; but the girl was barefoot. Where the path permitted, the children went close t... ## Chapters - [CHAPTER IV.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-little-barefoot-70159/chapters/4/index.md) - [CHAPTER V.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-little-barefoot-70159/chapters/5/index.md) - [CHAPTER VII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-little-barefoot-70159/chapters/7/index.md) - [CHAPTER IX.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-little-barefoot-70159/chapters/9/index.md) - [CHAPTER XV.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-little-barefoot-70159/chapters/15/index.md) - [CHAPTER VI.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-little-barefoot-70159/chapters/6/index.md) - [CHAPTER XVII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-little-barefoot-70159/chapters/17/index.md) - [CHAPTER X.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-little-barefoot-70159/chapters/10/index.md) - [CHAPTER XII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-little-barefoot-70159/chapters/12/index.md) - [CHAPTER XIII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-little-barefoot-70159/chapters/13/index.md) - [CHAPTER XVIII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-little-barefoot-70159/chapters/18/index.md) - [CHAPTER VIII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-little-barefoot-70159/chapters/8/index.md) - [CHAPTER XI.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-little-barefoot-70159/chapters/11/index.md) - [CHAPTER II.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-little-barefoot-70159/chapters/2/index.md) - [CHAPTER XIV.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-little-barefoot-70159/chapters/14/index.md) - [CHAPTER I.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-little-barefoot-70159/chapters/1/index.md) - [CHAPTER XIX.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-little-barefoot-70159/chapters/19/index.md) - [CHAPTER XVI.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-little-barefoot-70159/chapters/16/index.md) - [CHAPTER XX.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-little-barefoot-70159/chapters/20/index.md) - [CHAPTER III.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-little-barefoot-70159/chapters/3/index.md)