Most beloved sister ; Mirabelle

Then Lalla-Lee grabbed my arm very tightly and said: “Most Beloved Sister, there is one thing you must know!” I felt a pain in my heart just then. “No,” I said. “I do not want to know.” “Yes, one thing you must know,” continued Lalla-Lee. Then the flowers stopped singing and the trees stopped playing, and I could no longer hear the brook’s melody. “Most Beloved Sister,” said Lalla-Lee. “When Salikon’s roses wither, then I will be dead.” Astrid Lindgren (b. 1907 in Vimmerby, d. 2002) was a Swedish writer of fiction and screenplays, best known for her beloved children’s book series featuring Pippi Longstocking, Emil in Lönneberga, Karlsson-on-the-Roof and The Six Bullerby Children, as well as the children’s fantasy novels Mio my Mio, Ronia the Robber’s Daughter and The Brothers Lionheart. Alongside her prolific writing career,