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Nils Holgersson, a lazy boy who mistreats animals, is shrunk to the size of a hand by a tomte. When the farm goose Mårten joins a flock of wild geese, Nils clings to his back and begins a journey across Sweden. Danger, friendship and landscapes seen from the air teach him responsibility and respect for other living beings.
Contents
- Chapter 1: The Boy
- Chapter 2: Akka from Kebnekaise
- Chapter 3: The Wonderful Journey of Nils
- Chapter 4: Glimminge Castle
- Chapter 5: The Great Crane Dance on Kullaberg
- Chapter 6: In Rainy Weather
- Chapter 7: The Stairway with the Three Steps
- Chapter 8: By Ronneby River
- Chapter 9: Karlskrona
- Chapter 10: The Trip to Öland
- Chapter 11: Öland's Southern Point
- Chapter 12: The Big Butterfly
- Chapter 13: Little Karl's Island
- Chapter 14: Two Cities
- Chapter 15: The Legend of Småland
- Chapter 16: The Crows
- Chapter 17: The Old Peasant Woman
- Chapter 18: From Taberg to Huskvarna
- Chapter 19: The Big Bird Lake
- Chapter 20: Ulvåsa-Lady
- Chapter 21: The Homespun Cloth
- Chapter 22: The Story of Karr and Grayskin
- Chapter 23: The Wind Witch
- Chapter 24: The Breaking Up of the Ice
- Chapter 25: Thumbietot and the Bears
- Chapter 26: The Flood
- Chapter 27: Dunfin
- Chapter 28: Stockholm
- Chapter 29: Gorgo the Eagle
- Chapter 30: On Over Gästrikland
- Chapter 31: A Day in Hälsingland
- Chapter 32: In Medelpad
- Chapter 33: A Morning in Ångermanland
- Chapter 34: Westbottom and Lapland
- Chapter 35: Osa, the Goose Girl, and Little Mats
- Chapter 36: With the Laplanders
- Chapter 37: Homeward Bound
- Chapter 38: Legends from Härjedalen
- Chapter 39: Vermland and Dalsland
- Chapter 40: The Treasure on the Island
- Chapter 41: The Journey to Vemminghög
- Chapter 42: Home at Last
- Chapter 43: The Parting with the Wild Geese