When Karli dropped Peter’s compass while juggling on top of Marlene, Hans examined it and noticed the English writing. The family was very happy living there, but the groundskeeper Hans wanted them to leave. The house was owned by a kind woman called Countess, who had converted her home into a shelter for war refugees. Karli fell very ill and the family desperately knocked on the door of a house they passed, looking for a doctor. Peter and Lizzie were falling in love, but no one noticed except for Karli. Peter foraged for food and used his compass to guide the family. When they did meet other refugees or soldiers, Marlene helped draw attention away from the family. Mutti, Lizzie, Karli and Peter all traveled together at night and away from roads. When police officers came to the house, Mummer protected Peter by pretending he was her son. Although Mutti was initially angered by the presence of the enemy, the family quickly befriended the pilot, named Peter, after he rescued Karli from falling through the ice in the lake. Their relatives were not there, but they found a Canadian soldier in the barn whose aircraft had been shot down. Although they almost froze to death, they eventually made it to their Aunt Lotti’s and Uncle Manfred’s home. The family walked on a road with other refugees then left to travel through the woods on their own. While they were running, Marlene appeared and joined them. The family ran for safety and eventually made it to the edge of the city, where there were fewer bombs. As they looked for her, Allied bombs began falling and destroying the city. The family loved living with Marlene, but one night she ran away while they were taking her for a walk. When the zoo director grew worried that the animals would escape the zoo in the event of a bombing by the Allied forces, he allowed Marlene to move in with Lizzie’s family and live in their garden. She named one of the newborn elephants Marlene and became very close with her. During the war, Mutti began working at a zoo and caring for the elephants. Although she had a happy childhood, her life changed once World War II began and Papi was drafted into the army and sent to France. She grew up with her mother, Mutti, her father, Papi, and her brother Karli, who was eight years younger than her. Lizzie was born in 1929 in Dresden, Germany. Lizzie decided to tell a story to both Karl and his mother. Karl befriended one of the patients, a frail but spirited woman named Lizzie. Kindle Edition.Ī nurse at an elderly living facility brought her son, Karl, to the nursing home. The following version of this book was used to create this study guide: Morpurgo, Michael.
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