SUMMARY

Chapter I.- PLAYING THE PILGRIMS.

Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy, the four sisters, were chatting while sewing socks for the army about Christmas.
so sad that they would spend that year, their father had enlisted in the army as a priest, upon entering their mother...
says that he had received a letter from his father, they all sat down to listen to what the letter said, the father told them
He asked them to be obedient, very loving, and to fight against their flaws so that he would feel proud of them.
They all promised to do their best to make this happen.

Their mother reminded them of the representation of the pilgrims they used to do when they were little, telling them
that their effort would be equal to theirs, they should not leave their burdens on the road, they would have to carry them until the end.
finally, trying not to burden them more than they could bear, the girls realized that the
the burdens his mother spoke of were his flaws and his obligations.

Chapter II.- A Merry Christmas.

On Christmas Day, the girls prepared a surprise for their mother; they bought her some gifts when
they realized that their mother was not at home and set about preparing everything for the night, while
Hanna was preparing breakfast when her mother came in and, putting the breakfast in a basket, told them that the
they accompanied, obeyed without asking anything, thus arriving at Mrs. Hummer's house that had just
to give birth, had other children there who died of cold and hunger, so they left breakfast for her and helped the children.
they could feel better, when they returned home they felt satisfied, proud of their mother, they thought
that at that moment they had just learned to love their neighbor as themselves.

In the evening, they received a delicious and abundant dinner sent by Mr. Laurence, the neighbor next door.
when he/she found out what they had done.

Chapter III - THE NEW FRIEND.

Meg and Jo received the invitation to a party at Mrs. Gardiner's house, they would celebrate the New Year, their
mother gave them permission to attend, they got ready as best as they could and went out ready to have fun, they met
Laurie, the grandson of her neighbor, complained about an ankle during the party. Her new friend offered to ...
to take them home, they agreed since Meg was complaining of a lot of pain, when they were at home they thought that despite
Since the incident, no one had enjoyed the party as much as they did.

Chapter IV - LOADS.

Meg worked as a governess and although she was very impatient with the children, she was also very pretentious so
her minimum salary made her feel rich, Jo worked as a companion for Aunt March despite her illness
character, for Jo the great collection of books that was in her aunt's house made up for that since it
Beth was passionate about reading, she didn't go to school because she was so shy that her parents decided to teach her themselves.
the lessons, her fascination was playing the piano, for Amy the only concern was her nose that had
left scarred from an accident when he was a baby, everyone complained about their misfortunes, they heard his mother.
talk to Hanna and tell her that even though the burdens of her daughters were too heavy, they made a
effort to be grateful for what they had.

Chapter V.- AS GOOD NEIGHBORS.

One afternoon, Jo was working in the garden of her house when she looked out the window of her neighbor and saw Laurie alone and sad.
he seemed sick, so he decided to go cheer him up so that he would forget his loneliness, Mr. Laurence heard them and
He realized that his grandson needed company and Jo's friendship would make him happy.

Laurie takes Jo to the greenhouse and gives her flowers to take to her mother, played the piano for her, and laughed.
as never before, so I invite Jo to come back to visit him whenever she could.

When Jo told her family about her pleasant experience at her neighbors' house, everyone was delighted.
something attractive in the Laurence house.
Chapter VI.- BETH DISCOVERS THE BEAUTIFUL PALACE.

When Beth finds out that there is a grand piano in her neighbors' house, her curiosity surfaces to see it, but
due to her shyness she doesn't dare to go, her mother tells Mr. Laurence about her daughter's fascination with the piano,
He says that Beth can go play the piano whenever she wants, so it will remind her of the granddaughter he lost some time ago.
When Beth finds out about the offer, she goes almost every day to play the piano.

Beth comes up with the idea of making some slippers for Mr. Laurence in gratitude for letting her play the piano and he...
send a cabinet plan in memory of his granddaughter.

Chapter VII.- AMY PASSES THROUGH THE VALLEY OF HUMILIATION.

Amy went through the worst humiliation when Professor Davis gave her some slaps in front of her classmates.
he had prohibited them from bringing limes to class because he disliked the smell very much, when his mother found out she said
that she would not go to school anymore, that the teacher had no right to reprimand her that way, but she wasn't either
according to Amy's disobedience and she deserved a punishment.

Chapter VIII.- JO MEETS APOLO.

Amy surprises Jo and Meg as she was about to go to the theater, she asks them to take her, Meg was about to give in.
but Jo did not let herself be convinced and they did not take her, in revenge Amy took Jo's book to burn it, in it she wrote
his stories that were the pride of the family, dreaming that one day they could be published.

When she found out, she was furious and said that she would never forgive her, her mother spoke to Amy so that she would understand the
the harm he had done to his sister and demanded that he seek her forgiveness, Amy tried in every possible way
that I would forgive her without any result.

One day Jo and Laurie went skating, Amy followed behind them thinking that her sister would not deny her forgiveness.
in front of her friend, but Jo continued with the same attitude until Amy fell into the water, at that moment Jo felt
that her sister was dying and she ran to rescue her to later take her home; upon seeing her asleep, she realized that
that resentment is not good because it does not allow you to enjoy the people you love and you could lose them in a
instant.

Chapter IX.- MEG VISITS THE FAIR OF VANITY.

Meg is getting ready for a walk, she is invited by the Moffat family, when the time for the dance arrives, Meg feels very
embarrassed about her outfit as all the others dress very elegantly, for the next dance she let her
friends dressed her, thinking they would make her look better by putting on a deep neckline and overdoing her makeup.
they made the biggest fool of their life, Beth thought drinking would be fun so she overdid it and
ended up doing many outrageous things, realizing everything Laurie, who had also been invited, him
He promised that he wouldn't tell his mother anything, the next day when he got home he told his mother everything, his
mother told him that she hoped this would help him realize that money and luxury are not everything in life, there are
most important things and she had to learn to value them.

Chapter X - THE PICKWICK CLUB.

The March sisters along with other friends formed a club they called 'The Pickwick Club' in which they did a
weekly magazine that they themselves wrote, publishing stories, poems, and news, even though their club was
composed only of women, all accepted Laurie as an honorary member, their fun was so great and
so good that they made a mailbox in which neighbors participated by sending letters to each other.
result that Laurence's gardener dared to declare his love to Hanna.

Chapter XI.- EXPERIMENTS.

During the first days of the three months of vacation that the March sisters would have, they spent
lazing around thinking that this would be the best way to enjoy his well-deserved rest and it was so at first, but
Over time, they realized that the days were becoming increasingly long and boring, they returned to their
everyday activities that they called boring and tiring, valuing one's own work and that of others.
Chapter XII - Laurence Camp

Jo and her sisters received an invitation to go on a trip with Laurie and four other English friends.
The next day, with their mother's permission, they went on the excursion crossing the river in small boats.
They played croquet and a game called 'The Truth' in which Laurie confessed that he liked Jo, and they had a lot of fun.
and they enjoyed the ride happily.

Chapter XIII.- CASTLES IN THE AIR.

The March sisters decided to take a walk to the hill near the river, Laurie joined them on that walk.
they reflected on the dreams each one had and what each one was willing to sacrifice to achieve them
In that dream, Laurie realized that even though her dream was very big, she would not be willing to sacrifice what
what he loved the most, his grandfather.

Chapter XIV - SECRETS.

He left his house discreetly, heading to the newspaper, the director would review some of his stories if he
they liked to publish them, Jo does not expect to meet Laurie, she told him her secret making him promise not to
I would tell no one.

A few days later she returned for the answer, feeling very happy when the director told her that he would publish it.
his stories, but that he wouldn't pay him, Jo didn't care about that and ran home to tell them the news, he knew that
All could be as happy as she is.

Chapter XV - A Telegram.

At the March household, they lamented the arrival of winter when a telegram arrived informing them that
They warned that her father was very ill and that Mrs. March's presence was essential, all
They took the news with great pain, worry, and crying; Jo went out to get money, knowing it would be needed for him.
On her mother's trip, the only thing she could think of was to sell her lovely hair; they gave her enough for the journey.
when she returned home and everyone realized what she had done, they were amazed, Jo in many
I had often told them that I would rather die than cut my hair, however at that moment I was able to
do anything for his father, thus demonstrating his great heart.

Chapter XVI.- LETTERS.

At dawn, Mrs. March prepared for her journey, she would be accompanied by Mr. Brooke, Laurie's teacher.
She had matters to settle in Washington, and when her daughters said goodbye, they held back their tears so that they wouldn't
she left with another worry, all faithfully fulfilled the tasks that I had assigned to each one,
While being with her husband, Mrs. March received heaps of letters written to her by her daughters, neighbors, and friends.
They made her stay more pleasant since her husband's recovery was too slow.

Chapter XVII.- SCARLET FEVER.

Beth went to visit the Hummel family as her mother had asked her, one of the children had a fever.
Scarlet fever, Mrs. Hummel went out in search of a doctor, when she arrived the child had died in her arms.
Beth, desperate, hurried home where she told Jo what had just happened, when Jo hugged her to
comforting her, she realized she had a fever, so she sent Laurie for the doctor who confirmed that Beth
She had scarlet fever, Amy had to go to Aunt March's house so she wouldn't get infected.

Chapter XVIII.- DARK DAYS.

They decided not to tell their mother about Beth's illness to avoid worrying her; after a few days, the
The doctor said that Beth's condition was serious, that they needed her mother's presence, they decided to send her a.
telegram, but Laurie and her grandfather had already done it because Beth was very ill, the lady would arrive for the
early morning, the doctor warned them that that night would be crucial for Beth, the illness could cease or
to get complicated because no one left the house for a moment, in the morning the doctor returned, everyone
They were very happy when the doctor said that the danger had passed at that moment Mrs. March arrived.
It had been delayed due to bad weather.

Chapter XIX.- THE WILL OF AMY.

Amy was unhappy at Aunt March's house, Esther, the aunt's maid, noticing her sadness and
how demanding her aunt was with her, she sought a way for Amy to have as little difficulty as possible during her stay,
she thought of showing her the jewelry that her aunt kept and that someday would be for her and her sisters as it already was
he had provided in his will, Esther claimed.

Amy then came up with the idea of making her will, leaving her treasures to her family and using Esther and Laurie.
As witnesses, he was going to visit her frequently so that she wouldn't feel alone while she could return to her home.

Chapter XX - CONFIDENTIALLY.

Mrs. March went to see Amy, and she told her in detail everything she had experienced; at first it was detestable.
but then it became a pleasant place, he had found a way to get along with his aunt and even a
the ring he had given her, she took it as a symbol to remember that she should not be selfish and valued each one of
the members of your family.

Upon Mrs. March's arrival at home, Jo asked her to allow her to speak with her in private, to ask her if she had already
She had realized that Mr. Brooke was in love with Meg, to which the mother replied by saying
that he had told him himself when they were with their father asking for permission to court her, Jo did not
It seemed because she felt she was losing Meg, but her mother made her understand that would never happen.
she also made her promise that she would keep the secret.

Chapter XXI.- LAURIE MISCHIEFS MORE AND JO BRINGS PEACE.

Laurie plays a prank on Meg by writing her a letter in the name of Mr. Brooke, Meg first thought that
It had been Jo, but when asked, she said she hadn't written it and guessed who was responsible.
what brought Laurie to force him to confess his fault and ask for forgiveness from Meg who was very offended, Jo was so
angry that Laurie left in a hurry, at home his grandfather was waiting to demand an explanation, the boy did not
I could give it to her since I had promised to keep the secret, this was the cause of a great argument.

Later Jo came to see Laurie to forgive him, he told her what had happened with his grandfather, Jo found the
way to reconcile them, telling Mr. Laurence the reasons Laurie had for not giving it to him.
explanation, when each one understood the reasons of the other they apologized forgetting the incident.

Chapter XXII.- BEAUTIFUL MEADOWS.

After several calm and serene weeks, Beth was recovering quite well, Mr. March announced
Upon her swift return, Amy was going back home while Jo and Laurie were making preparations to celebrate Christmas.

They knocked on the door, it was Mr. March assisted by Mr. Brooke, who did not stop looking at Meg for a single moment.
In an instant, everyone ran to greet him with great affection, at dinner time everyone enjoyed a happiness so
big in the company of Laurence, Brooke, and Hanna.

Chapter XXIII - Aunt March Sets Things Right.

Brooke confesses her love to Meg, she feels uncomfortable and rejects him, at that moment Aunt March enters.
Mr. Brooke, feeling that he had offended Meg, went to the study; Aunt warned Meg that if she married Mr.
Brooke would not receive any of his fortune and began to speak very poorly of him, at that moment Meg's came out to her
what she truly felt for him and began to defend him telling her aunt to keep her money that
she preferred the love of a man like Brooke, the aunt was so upset by what Meg said that she withdrew without
visit Mr. March.
Brooke, upon hearing the way Meg had defended him, decided to go out to thank her and asked her again.
that he would accept it, I requested his parents to let him visit her, they agreed on the condition that Meg would not
she would marry before the age of twenty, the lovers accepted without asking questions.

CHARACTERS

Margarita or Meg: The oldest of the four protagonist sisters, 16 years old, very pretty; plump and blonde.
big eyes, abundant light brown hair, perfect mouth and very white hands of which he was very
faded.

Josefina or Jo: 15 years old, slender, tall, and dark-haired. Her gray eyes are piercing and always have an expression of
anger, with long, abundant, and silky hair that was her pride.

Elizabeth or Beth: She was only thirteen years old, with sweet eyes, silky hair, rosy complexion, shy to ...
to speak and with a calm expression that was rarely disturbed.

Amy: The youngest of the four sisters, a true little virgin in white, with blue eyes and hair
very blonde, pale and slender, she always behaved like a lady.

Mrs. March: Mother of the protagonists, distinguished appearance, kind and seductive expression.

Mr. March: Father of the young women.

Aunt March: Aunt of Mr. March, with a very bad temper and too superficial.

Teodore Laurie: Neighbor of the March family, a very handsome young man with a lot of money, but too lonely until
meets her neighbors.

Hanna: Maid of the March family, very beloved by all, considering her part of the family.

Sr. Laurence: grandfather of Laurie.

Esther: Aunt March's maid.

Mrs. Gardiner: Neighbor of the family.

Moffat Family: Friends of the March family.

Hummel family: Mother and children with scarce resources.