The Project Gutenberg eBook of What happened to Inger Johanne, as told by herself This ebook is for the use of anyone anywhere in the United States and most other parts of the world at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the of the Project Gutenberg License included with this ebook or online at gutenberg.sitesdebloques.org. If you are not located in the United States, you will have to check the laws of the country where you are located before using this eBook. Title: What happened to Inger Johanne, as told by herself Author: Dikken Zwilgmeyer Illustrator: Florence Liley Young Translator: Emilie Poulsson Release date: May 23, 2010 [eBook #32502] Most recently updated: January 6, 2021 Language: English Credits: Produced by Suzanne Shell, Josephine Paolucci and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net. (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) *** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK WHAT HAPPENED TO INGER JOHANNE, AS TOLD BY HERSELF *** Produced by Suzanne Shell, Josephine Paolucci and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net. (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) WHAT HAPPENED TO INGER JOHANNE [Illustration: Mina and I hauled her up by the arms into the boat.--_Page 22._] WHAT HAPPENED TO INGER JOHANNE AS TOLD BY HERSELF Translated from the Norwegian of DIKKEN ZWILGMEYER _by_ EMILIE POULSSON [Illustration] ILLUSTRATED _by_ FLORENCE LILEY YOUNG BOSTON LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO. Published, October, 1919 COPYRIGHT, 1919, BY LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO. _All Rights Reserved_ What Happened to Inger Johanne _Norwood Press_ BERWICK & SMITH CO. NORWOOD, MASS. U. S. A. CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I, INGER JOHANNE 11 I. OURSELVES, OUR TOWN, AND OTHER THINGS 13 II. AN INTERRUPTED CELEBRATION 31 III. MY FIRST JOURNEY ALONE 41 IV. WHAT HAPPENED ONE ST. JOHN'S DAY 59 V. LEFT BEHIND 70 VI. IN THE MEAL CHEST 86 VII. PETS: PARTICULARLY CAROLA-CAROLUS 93 VIII. CHRISTMAS MUMMING 113 IX. MOTHER BRITA'S GRANDCHILD 123 X. THE MASON'S LITTLE PIGS 143 XI. LOCKED IN 156 XII. AT GOODFIELDS 170 XIII. OLEANA'S CLOCK 179 XIV. A TRIP TO GOODFIELDS SAETER 186 XV. LOST IN THE FOREST 204 XVI. TRAVELING WITH A BILLY-GOAT 223 XVII. IN SCHOOL 239 XVIII. WHEN THE CIRCUS CAME 253 XIX. MOVING 273 ILLUSTRATIONS Mina and I hauled her up by the arms into the boat (page 22) _Frontispiece_ FACING PAGE The dean took Peter by the left ear and dragged him away 40 They just hauled and pulled me as hard as they could 68 She told me the whole story of her life 80 And how Karsten and Peter laughed down below! 110 The only pleasant thing was that there came a tremendously big heavy snowslide right down on the little shoemaker 124 She began to shriek and point and throw up her arms 152 And smashed a window-pane with it 166 "Oleana," said I, "we wanted to give you a clock" 184 How we wandered,--round and round, up and down, hither and thither! 208 The beautiful red cherries crackled in Billy-goat's mouth 236 I stood on the barn steps with a long whip 260 WHAT HAPPENED TO INGER JOHANNE I, INGER JOHANNE I have always heard grown people say that when you meet strangers and there is no one else to introduce you, it is highly proper and polite to introduce yourself. Uncle Karl says that polite people always get on in the world;