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* AdaptationalDrift: The CanonForeigner elements (such as the Kuusela family drama and Akki's strive for a free Finland) are expanded upon, overtaking the LoveTriangle drama of the novel.

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* AdaptationalDrift: AdaptationDrift: The CanonForeigner elements (such as the Kuusela family drama and Akki's strive for a free Finland) are expanded upon, overtaking the LoveTriangle drama of the novel.
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* AdaptationalAlternateEnding: [[spoiler: Katri and her mother have a happy reunion, and when Katri becomes a big girl, she decides to be an author. She writrs about the Finnish countryside and the novels become bestselling works. In the original novel, Katri is never re-united with her mother, and gets married to Santeri Ruuhiniemi, having fallen for him because he was a pure hearted soul]].

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* AdaptationalAlternateEnding: [[spoiler: Katri and her mother have a happy reunion, and when Katri becomes a big girl, older, she decides to be an author. She writrs writes about the Finnish countryside and the novels become bestselling works. In the original novel, Katri is never re-united with her mother, and gets married to Santeri Ruuhiniemi, having fallen for him because he was a pure hearted soul]].



* DownerBeginning: The anime starts off on a light-hearted note with Katri living with her grandparents, but soon their cattle is slaughtered by bears and Katri has to become independent to save them from falling into poverty.

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* DownerBeginning: The anime starts off on a light-hearted note with Katri living with her grandparents, tending to the farm as usual, but soon their her family's cattle is slaughtered by bears and Katri she has to become independent work a job to save them from falling into poverty.



* GangOfBullies: Katri and Aapeli come across three boys at the village twice.

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* GangOfBullies: Katri and Aapeli come across three boys bullies at the village twice.



* NoAntagonist: Since the anime cut out Tervola, there's no main villain in the series, unless you want to count Hannah (minor character who was PutOnABus later) and the Russian police from Akki's subplot (who show up in a few episodes and don't have a huge impact on the story later, and almost everyone forgets them in favour of the next subplot).

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* NoAntagonist: Since the anime cut out Tervola, there's no main villain in the series, unless you want to count Hannah (minor character who was PutOnABus later) and the Russian police from Akki's subplot (who show up in a few episodes and don't have a huge impact on the story later, and almost everyone forgets them in favour of the next subplot).



* PublicDomainCharacter: The anime is based on the Finnish novel ''Paimen, piika ja emäntä'' by Auni Nuolivaraa. Given how it was published in 1936, copyright laws didn't exist yet, so it falls under the public domain.

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* PublicDomainCharacter: The anime is based on the Finnish novel ''Paimen, piika ja emäntä'' by Auni Nuolivaraa. Given how it was published in 1936, before copyright laws didn't exist yet, laws, so it falls under all the public domain.characters are fair game.
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* NoVillain: Since the anime cut out Tervola, there's no villain in the series, unless you want to count Hannah (minor character who was PutOnABus later) and the Russian police from Akki's subplot (who show up in a few episodes and are mentioned, but don't have a huge impact on the story, and can be argued that they're JustFollowingOrders).

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* NoVillain: NoAntagonist: Since the anime cut out Tervola, there's no main villain in the series, unless you want to count Hannah (minor character who was PutOnABus later) and the Russian police from Akki's subplot (who show up in a few episodes and are mentioned, but don't have a huge impact on the story, story later, and can be argued that they're JustFollowingOrders).almost everyone forgets them in favour of the next subplot).

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* AdaptationalDeviation: The anime takes liberties with Katri's age (making her a small child instead of an adult), adds many {{Canon Foreigner}}s as her best friends and gives them the spotlight, takes place in a World War I setting and also leaves Katri without a love interest



* AdaptationalDeviation: The anime takes liberties with Katri's age (making her a small child instead of an adult), adds many {{Canon Foreigner}}s as her best friends and gives them the spotlight, takes place in a World War I setting and also leaves Katri without a love interest.
*AdaptationalDrift: The CanonForeigner elements (such as the Kuusela family drama and Akki's strive for a free Finland) are expanded upon, overtaking the LoveTriangle drama of the novel.
*AdaptationalMundanity: Inverted. This anime takes place during World War I and the Finnish revolution for independence is a key part of the latter half of the series.



*AerithAndBob: "Katri", "Martti", "Pekka" "Viljami", "Anneli", "Tame", "Akki" and "Beine" are typical names you'd expect to hear in Finland. Now, "Carlo", on the other hand...
*AlternativeForeignThemeSong: Here is the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JADBH1M3nk Dutch]] one, but do note that Katri's name was [[DubNameChange changed]] to Nathaloe there.



*AnimatedAdaptation: Of Auni Nuolivaara's 1938 bestseller ''Paimen, piika ja emäntä''. The novel was so obscure it wasn't known outside of Finland, but this anime boosted it worldwide.



*BigDamnReunion: [[spoiler: Katri and her mother Sarah finally reuniting after three years of separation - a ''lot'' of tears are shed.]]



* ComingOfAgeStory: The anime is about little Katri being forced to work after her grandparents farm is slaughtered, and finding out her own dreams and passions after trying her hand at multiple things. [[spoiler: She eventually decides to become an author.]]

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* ComingOfAgeStory: The anime is about little Katri being forced to work after coping with the loss of her grandparents farm is slaughtered, mother during World War I (she's not deceased! She's just working abroad) and finding out having to be the man of the house in her own dreams absence. She makes many friends amongst her new odd jobs, and passions after trying they help her hand at multiple things.find her true passions. [[spoiler: She eventually decides to become an author.]]



*DownerBeginning: The anime starts off on a light-hearted note with Katri living with her grandparents, but soon their cattle is slaughtered by bears and Katri has to become independent to save them from falling into poverty.



*FlowersOfNature: Though Finland is often clad in slow, there are many instances of beautiful flowerbeds on the grassy fields on the village's farms.



* GreyAndWhiteMorality: The anime is dramatic at times and told from the perspective of little Katri, but it falls into this. Most characters are [[GoodIsNotNice good (but not nice)]], and the only truly evil characters would the police (who arrest Akki for supporting the independece of Finland) and Hanna (who physically abuses children and animals and at one point even tries to have Katri sold to HumanTraffickers).

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* GreyAndWhiteMorality: The anime is dramatic at times and told from the perspective of little Katri, but it falls into this. Most characters are [[GoodIsNotNice good (but not nice)]], and the only truly evil characters would are the police (who arrest Akki for supporting the independece of Finland) and Hanna (who physically abuses children and animals and at one point even tries to have Katri sold to HumanTraffickers).HumanTraffickers).
*InNameOnly: The main character's name and occupation are pretty much the only thing in common with the novel character. Apart from that, the two stories are wildly different.



*NoVillain: Since the anime cut out Tervola, there's no villain in the series, unless you want to count Hannah (minor character who was PutOnABus later) and the Russian police from Akki's subplot (who show up in a few episodes and are mentioned, but don't have a huge impact on the story, and can be argued that they're JustFollowingOrders).



* SceneryPorn: The anime is set in snowy Finland, with Katri working at lush farms thanks to her GreenThumb, and lots and lots of pretty small flowers. [[https://stat.ameba.jp/user_images/20191018/01/tabi-no-4ten-set/80/30/p/o1080080614617377607.png Here's an example]].
* SettingUpdate: The original novel was set in the 1930s, but the anime bumps it up one decade later.

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* SceneryPorn: The anime is set in snowy Finland, with Katri working at lush farms thanks to her GreenThumb, and GreenThumb. Where there isn't snow, there are lots and lots of pretty small flowers. [[https://stat.ameba.jp/user_images/20191018/01/tabi-no-4ten-set/80/30/p/o1080080614617377607.png Here's an example]].
* SettingUpdate: The original novel was set in the 1930s, 1850s, but the anime bumps it up one decade later.to UsefulNotes/WorldWarI.


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*WarIsHell: Carlo Kuusela is killed in war. We never see it, but we see his widow Lotte grieving, as well as the fact that this means her son will grow up without a father.
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A few years before the start of UsefulNotes/WorldWarOne, Katri's mother left her daughter behind to work in Germany and Katri now lives with her grandparents. With Finland under Russian occupation, the residents in rural areas have had little or no news about the war and Katri is anxious about her mother's return. To make matters worse, Katri's grandparents' farm isn't doing well and their only cow had been killed by [[BearsAreBadNews a bear]]. Katri decides to help her grandparents by working in a neighboring farm.

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A few years before the start of UsefulNotes/WorldWarOne, Katri's mother left her daughter behind to work in Germany and in {{UsefulNotes/Germany}}. Katri now lives with her grandparents. With Finland With {{UsefulNotes/Finland}} under Russian occupation, the residents in rural areas have had little or no news about the war and Katri is anxious about her mother's return. To make matters worse, Katri's grandparents' farm isn't doing well and their only cow had been killed by [[BearsAreBadNews a bear]]. Katri decides to help her grandparents by working in a neighboring farm.
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* SettingUpdate: The original novel was set in the 1930s, but the anime bumps it up one decade letter amongst a World War I backdrop.

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* SettingUpdate: The original novel was set in the 1930s, but the anime bumps it up one decade letter amongst a World War I backdrop.later.

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* BigFancyHouse: At least three major ones: the Räikkölä house, the Halma house and the Kuusela house.

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* BigFancyHouse: At least three major ones: the Räikkölä house, the Halma house and the Kuusela house. All have many rooms and their own farms with tons of animals.



*FoodPorn: The anine depicts food in a very stylized and gorgeous manner. Especially pancakes, which Katri is served in bed after her injury.



* NationalStereotypes: Katri is Finnish, barely speaks, is often the serious one and very blunt and to the point.

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''Katri, Girl of the Meadows (牧場の少女カトリ)'' is a 1984 anime produced by Creator/NipponAnimation and part of ''Anime/WorldMasterpieceTheater'' series. It is based on the Finnish novel ''Paimen, piika ja emäntä'' written by Auni Nuolivaara. It ran for 49 episodes, airing every Sunday in 1991. A few years before the start of UsefulNotes/WorldWarOne, Katri's mother left her daughter behind to work in Germany and Katri now lives with her grandparents. With Finland under Russian occupation, the residents in rural areas have had little or no news about the war and Katri is anxious about her mother's return. To make matters worse, Katri's grandparents' farm isn't doing well and their only cow had been killed by [[BearsAreBadNews a bear]]. Katri decides to help her grandparents by working in a neighboring farm.

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''Katri, Girl of the Meadows (牧場の少女カトリ)'' is a 1984 anime produced by Creator/NipponAnimation and part of ''Anime/WorldMasterpieceTheater'' series. It is based on the Finnish novel ''Paimen, piika ja emäntä'' written by Auni Nuolivaara. It ran for 49 episodes, airing every Sunday in 1991.

A few years before the start of UsefulNotes/WorldWarOne, Katri's mother left her daughter behind to work in Germany and Katri now lives with her grandparents. With Finland under Russian occupation, the residents in rural areas have had little or no news about the war and Katri is anxious about her mother's return. To make matters worse, Katri's grandparents' farm isn't doing well and their only cow had been killed by [[BearsAreBadNews a bear]]. Katri decides to help her grandparents by working in a neighboring farm.
farm.

Katri is sent to house after house looking for work, and encounters a colourful cast of characters along the way - the annoyng, yet brilliant Maruti, the foulmouthed, yet endearing Pekka, the dedicated freedom fighter Akki and the passionate, happy Lotte. All these and many more help shape Katri for a new life outside of Palki Village, with Katri deciding what she wants for her future.



* AdaptationalDeviation: [[spoiler: In the original novel, Katri is never re-united with her mother, and gets married to Santeri Ruuhiniemi]].

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* AdaptationalDeviation: The anime takes liberties with Katri's age (making her a small child instead of an adult), adds many {{Canon Foreigner}}s as her best friends and gives them the spotlight, takes place in a World War I setting and also leaves Katri without a love interest
*AdaptationalAlternateEnding:
[[spoiler: Katri and her mother have a happy reunion, and when Katri becomes a big girl, she decides to be an author. She writrs about the Finnish countryside and the novels become bestselling works. In the original novel, Katri is never re-united with her mother, and gets married to Santeri Ruuhiniemi]].Ruuhiniemi, having fallen for him because he was a pure hearted soul]].



** Katri's sister Leena.
** Katri's ex-husband Juuso.
** Santeri, the man who saves Leena from the harassers at the marketplace, [[spoiler: who Katri eventually ends up marrying]]. Also, his lazy slob brothers Iivari, Vilppu and Matti.
** AlphaBitch Annastiina, who spreads rumours about Katri and intends to marry Santeri. At the end of the novel, she's kicked out of his house.
** The scheming merchant Tervola, who robs Matti out of his inheritance.

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** In the novel Katri had a sister named Leena who always had her back. In the anime, she's cut out.
** In the novel Katri had an ex-husband named Juuso who was so nasty to her that she left. [[spoiler: She eventually fell for Santeri because of his heart of gold, such as when he defended Leena from strange men who harassed her at the market]]. In the anime, she doesn't have a love interest and she's aged down.
** The anime also cuts out [[spoiler:
Katri's sister Leena.
** Katri's ex-husband Juuso.
**
eventual love interest]] Santeri, the man who saves Leena from the harassers at the marketplace, [[spoiler: who Katri eventually ends up marrying]]. Also, and his lazy slob brothers Iivari, Vilppu and Matti.
** AlphaBitch Annastiina, **[[AlphaBitch Annastiina]], who spreads rumours about Katri and intends intended to marry Santeri. At the end of the novel, she's kicked out of his house.
** The scheming merchant Tervola, who robs Matti out of his inheritance.inheritance was also cut out. This is despite the fact that he drove most of the conflict in the original novel.



* AmbiguouslyChristian: The residents of Palki Village - there's a Bible in the library that Katri has been reading ever since she started living there.

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* AmbiguouslyChristian: The residents of Palki Village - there's a Bible in the library that Katri has been reading ever since she started living there. Katri herself doesn't show any inclination to religion.



* CanonForeigner: Martti, Pekka, Helena, Akki and Sophia only appear in the anime version.
* CelebrityCameo: In Episode 48, [[spoiler:Vladimir Lenin shows up at the restaurant in Turku.]]
* ComingOfAgeStory: ''Katri, Girl of the Meadows'' chronicles Katri going from a child to [[spoiler: being an esteemed writer]].

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* CanonForeigner: Martti, Pekka, Helena, Akki and Sophia only appear weren't in the anime version.
original novel.
* CelebrityCameo: In Episode 48, [[spoiler:Vladimir Lenin shows up at the restaurant in Turku. Akki is intrested and tries to talk to him, bleieving that he can assist his dreams of Finnish independence.]]
* ComingOfAgeStory: ''Katri, Girl of the Meadows'' chronicles The anime is about little Katri going from a child being forced to work after her grandparents farm is slaughtered, and finding out her own dreams and passions after trying her hand at multiple things. [[spoiler: being She eventually decides to become an esteemed writer]].author.]]



* EveryoneIsRelated: Julis' father and Beine's grandfather are cousins, meaning Katri and Maruti are distantly related.

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* EveryoneIsRelated: Julis' father and Beine's grandfather are cousins, meaning Katri and Maruti are distantly related. However this only comes up once.



* LighterAndSofter: The anime version is lighter in tone than the novel, but it doesn't stray away from seriousness and drama Katri has to face.

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* LighterAndSofter: The anime version is lighter in tone than the novel, novel (lacking the LoveTriangle drama between Katri, Santeri and Annastiina and Tervola swindling the Ruuhiniemi boys out of their inheritance), but it doesn't stray away from seriousness serious topics like Akki being beaten and drama repressed by the police for his activism and Lotte losing her husband in World War I.
*NationalStereotypes:
Katri has is Finnish, barely speaks, is often the serious one and very blunt and to face.the point.



* {{Ruritania}}: Palki village is a lighter variant of this trope, as it's snowy and beautiful with a tight-knit community.

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* {{Ruritania}}: Palki village is a lighter variant of this trope, as it's snowy and beautiful with a tight-knit community. It's full of {{Farmers Daughter}}s, and most people there don't go to school and learn how to read.
*SceneryPorn: The anime is set in snowy Finland, with Katri working at lush farms thanks to her GreenThumb, and lots and lots of pretty small flowers. [[https://stat.ameba.jp/user_images/20191018/01/tabi-no-4ten-set/80/30/p/o1080080614617377607.png Here's an example]].
*SettingUpdate: The original novel was set in the 1930s, but the anime bumps it up one decade letter amongst a World War I backdrop.
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* AdaptationalPlotlineChange: [[spoiler: In the original novel, Katri is never re-united with her mother, and gets married to Santeri Ruuhiniemi]].

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* AdaptationalPlotlineChange: AdaptationalDeviation: [[spoiler: In the original novel, Katri is never re-united with her mother, and gets married to Santeri Ruuhiniemi]].
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*AdaptationalPlotlineChange: [[spoiler: In the original novel, Katri is never re-united with her mother, and gets married to Santeri Ruuhiniemi]].
*AdaptedOut:
**Katri's sister Leena.
**Katri's ex-husband Juuso.
**Santeri, the man who saves Leena from the harassers at the marketplace, [[spoiler: who Katri eventually ends up marrying]]. Also, his lazy slob brothers Iivari, Vilppu and Matti.
**AlphaBitch Annastiina, who spreads rumours about Katri and intends to marry Santeri. At the end of the novel, she's kicked out of his house.
**The scheming merchant Tervola, who robs Matti out of his inheritance.
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* {{Ruritania}}: Palki village is a ligher variant of thid trope, as it's snowy and beautiful with a tight-knit community.
* ShoutOut: Some of the books Katri likes to read are the fairytales of Creator/HansChristianAnderson, ''Literature/AliceInWonderland'' and ''Literature/TheAdventuresOfTomSawyer''.

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* {{Ruritania}}: Palki village is a ligher lighter variant of thid this trope, as it's snowy and beautiful with a tight-knit community.
* ShoutOut: Some of the books Katri likes to read are the fairytales of Creator/HansChristianAnderson, Creator/HansChristianAndersen, ''Literature/AliceInWonderland'' and ''Literature/TheAdventuresOfTomSawyer''.
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* ShoutOut: Some of the books Katri likes to read are the fairytales of Creator/HansAnderson, ''Literature/AliceInWonderland'' and ''Literature/TheAdventuresOfTomSawyer''.

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*{{Ruritania}}: Palki village is a ligher variant of thid trope, as it's snowy and beautiful with a tight-knit community.
* ShoutOut: Some of the books Katri likes to read are the fairytales of Creator/HansAnderson, Creator/HansChristianAnderson, ''Literature/AliceInWonderland'' and ''Literature/TheAdventuresOfTomSawyer''.

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* ActuallyThatsMyAssistant: In Episode 6, Katri had just arrived at Räikkölä farm and encounters a middle-aged woman. She immediately assumed that woman is the wife of house. The woman, however laughs and then introduces herself as a servant named Anneli.



* BabiesEverAfter: [[spoiler: Mrs. Räikkölä has another newborn daughter named Erna.]]



*BigFancyHouse: At least three major ones: the Räikkölä house, the Halma house and the Kuusela house.



*ComingOfAgeStory: ''Katri, Girl of the Meadows'' chronicles Katri going from a child to [[spoiler: being an esteemed writer]].



* DrivesLikeCrazy: Dr. Sophia does this with her automobile much to Katri and Mrs. Kussela's horror.

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* DrivesLikeCrazy: Dr. Sophia does this with her automobile much to EveryoneIsRelated: Julis' father and Beine's grandfather are cousins, meaning Katri and Mrs. Kussela's horror.Maruti are distantly related.



* EvilDetectingDog: Aapeli is good at detecting malicious threats to Katri and her friends.

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* EvilDetectingDog: Aapeli is good at detecting malicious threats to *{{Foreshadowing}}: [[spoiler: Every time Katri learns how to read and her friends.write and emphasizes the importance of education. In the future she becomes a successful novelist]].



* GratuitousForeignLanguage: If you speak Finnish, you'll understand a lot of the names and references.
* HappilyMarried: [[spoiler:Viljami and Aliina]] in Episode 33.
* INeverSaidItWasPoison: Hanna does this to Apelli few times at night by saying that her treats won't make him sick.
* KickTheDog: Hanna plays malicious pranks to Aapeli [[spoiler: to help her henchmen steal the wool in Räikkölä's farm.]]
* LastMinuteHookup: [[spoiler:Akki and Elina]] officially become a couple in episode 48.

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* GratuitousForeignLanguage: If you speak Finnish, you'll understand The anime has a lot of the Finnish-language names and references.
* HappilyMarried: [[spoiler:Viljami *GreyAndWhiteMorality: The anime is dramatic at times and Aliina]] in Episode 33.
* INeverSaidItWasPoison:
told from the perspective of little Katri, but it falls into this. Most characters are [[GoodIsNotNice good (but not nice)]], and the only truly evil characters would the police (who arrest Akki for supporting the independece of Finland) and Hanna does this to Apelli few times at night by saying that her treats won't make him sick.
* KickTheDog: Hanna plays malicious pranks to Aapeli [[spoiler: to help her henchmen steal the wool in Räikkölä's farm.]]
* LastMinuteHookup: [[spoiler:Akki
(who physically abuses children and Elina]] officially become a couple in episode 48.animals and at one point even tries to have Katri sold to HumanTraffickers).



* LikeBrotherAndSister: Martti and Pekka's relationship towards Katri is mostly this, with Martti seeing Katri as his relative he must protect.
* TheMentallyDisturbed: Ulla displays some signs of schizophrenia due to the loss of her daughter Reina. [[spoiler: Fortunately, she gets better since Katri's arrival at the farm.]]
* ObviouslyEvil: Hanna was supposed to take a job in Räikkölä farm again, but judging from the look on her face and her hatred towards Aapeli it'd be difficult to mistake her for anyone other than a villain.


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*PinkGirlBlueBoy: Almost ''all'' the named female characters wear some form of pink (Katri, Ulla, Emilia, Sofia, Lotte, Alina...) while many male characters such as Akki and Pekka wear blue.
*PublicDomainCharacter: The anime is based on the Finnish novel ''Paimen, piika ja emäntä'' by Auni Nuolivaraa. Given how it was published in 1936, copyright laws didn't exist yet, so it falls under the public domain.
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* CoolOldLady: Aunt Gunilla visits Räikkölä farm every winter to help the people make yarn and tell folk stories. [[spoiler: She even takes responsibility in freeing Aapeli to help protect the wool from the thieves.]]
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* [[BigBrotherInstinct Big Sister Instinct]]: Katri is like this to Klaus.
* BookDumb: Martti starts out to be this who skips school sometimes. However, once he saw Katri having determination in reading books, he decides to study hard and informs Katri about the news outside Finland.
* {{Bookworm}}: Katri spends time reading books during work or before going to sleep.
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* ImprobableAge: Katri works as a cowherd [[spoiler:and then as Mrs. Kuusela's personal assistant]] at the age of ten.

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''Katri, Girl of the Meadows'' is a 1984 anime produced by Creator/NipponAnimation and part of ''Anime/WorldMasterpieceTheater'' series. It is based on the Finnish novel ''Paimen, piika ja emäntä'' written by Auni Nuolivaara. It ran for 49 episodes, airing every Sunday in 1991. A few years before the start of UsefulNotes/WorldWarOne, Katri's mother left her daughter behind to work in Germany and Katri now lives with her grandparents. With Finland under Russian occupation, the residents in rural areas have had little or no news about the war and Katri is anxious about her mother's return. To make matters worse, Katri's grandparents' farm isn't doing well and their only cow had been killed by [[BearsAreBadNews a bear]]. Katri decides to help her grandparents by working in a neighboring farm.

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''Katri, Girl of the Meadows'' Meadows (牧場の少女カトリ)'' is a 1984 anime produced by Creator/NipponAnimation and part of ''Anime/WorldMasterpieceTheater'' series. It is based on the Finnish novel ''Paimen, piika ja emäntä'' written by Auni Nuolivaara. It ran for 49 episodes, airing every Sunday in 1991. A few years before the start of UsefulNotes/WorldWarOne, Katri's mother left her daughter behind to work in Germany and Katri now lives with her grandparents. With Finland under Russian occupation, the residents in rural areas have had little or no news about the war and Katri is anxious about her mother's return. To make matters worse, Katri's grandparents' farm isn't doing well and their only cow had been killed by [[BearsAreBadNews a bear]]. Katri decides to help her grandparents by working in a neighboring farm.



*AmazingTechnicolorPopulation: Mikki, the cat Katri receives from Sofiya, has ''purple'' fur and emerald green eyes.
*AmbiguouslyChristian: The residents of Palki Village - there's a Bible in the library that Katri has been reading ever since she started living there.



* BearsAreBadNews: Katri encountered these around few times.

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* BearsAreBadNews: Katri encountered these around few times.Katri's experiences with bears have always been bad, from killing her cows to scaring her when she stumbled upon them by accident.



%% * ABoyAndHisX: Katri and her pet daschund Aapeli in female version. %% Add more context to describe their relationship and what effect it has on them. %%



* DisappearedDad: Katri's father died when she was around three years old.



* DubNameChange:
** For whatever reason, Katri's name is changed to "Nathalie" in Dutch dub.
** The same goes to the French dub where Katri's name becomes "Cathy".



*GratuitousForeignLanguage: If you speak Finnish, you'll understand a lot of the names and references.



* NeverLearnedToRead: Katri doesn't have any kind of education at the age of nine. She quickly learns to read and write in Räikkölä farm thanks to Martti and Akki.



* RaisedByGrandparents: Katri is raised by her paternal grandparents, as her mother stays in Germany for work.
* ScholarshipStudent: [[spoiler: Katri becomes this by receiving scholarship where she can study in Liberty Academy for free.]]

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* RaisedByGrandparents: *PhenotypeStereotype: The work is set in in Finland, so a lot of characters have extremely pale skin, blonde hair and light blue eyes.
*ShoutOut: Some of the books
Katri is raised by her paternal grandparents, as her mother stays likes to read are the fairytales of Creator/HansAnderson, ''Literature/AliceInWonderland'' and ''Literature/TheAdventuresOfTomSawyer''.
*UsefulNotes/WorldWarI: The anime takes place
in Germany for work.
* ScholarshipStudent: [[spoiler: Katri becomes this by receiving scholarship where she can study in Liberty Academy for free.]]
1915, a year after the first World War began.
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''Katri, Girl of the Meadows'' is a 1984 anime produced by Creator/NipponAnimation and part of ''Anime/WorldMasterpieceTheater'' series. It is based on the Finnish novel ''Paimen, Piika ja Emäntä'' written by Auni Nuolivaara. It ran for 49 episodes, airing every Sunday in 1991. A few years before the start of UsefulNotes/WorldWarOne, Katri's mother left her daughter behind to work in Germany and Katri now lives with her grandparents. With Finland under Russian occupation, the residents in rural areas have had little or no news about the war and Katri is anxious about her mother's return. To make matters worse, Katri's grandparents' farm isn't doing well and their only cow had been killed by [[BearsAreBadNews a bear]]. Katri decides to help her grandparents by working in a neighboring farm.

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''Katri, Girl of the Meadows'' is a 1984 anime produced by Creator/NipponAnimation and part of ''Anime/WorldMasterpieceTheater'' series. It is based on the Finnish novel ''Paimen, Piika piika ja Emäntä'' emäntä'' written by Auni Nuolivaara. It ran for 49 episodes, airing every Sunday in 1991. A few years before the start of UsefulNotes/WorldWarOne, Katri's mother left her daughter behind to work in Germany and Katri now lives with her grandparents. With Finland under Russian occupation, the residents in rural areas have had little or no news about the war and Katri is anxious about her mother's return. To make matters worse, Katri's grandparents' farm isn't doing well and their only cow had been killed by [[BearsAreBadNews a bear]]. Katri decides to help her grandparents by working in a neighboring farm.



* BookDumb: Martii starts out to be this who skips school sometimes. However, once he saw Katri having determination in reading books, he decides to study hard and informs Katri about the news outside Finland.

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* BookDumb: Martii Martti starts out to be this who skips school sometimes. However, once he saw Katri having determination in reading books, he decides to study hard and informs Katri about the news outside Finland.



* CanonForeigner: Martii, Pekka, Helena, Akki and Sophia only appear in the anime version.

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* CanonForeigner: Martii, Martti, Pekka, Helena, Akki and Sophia only appear in the anime version.



* LikeBrotherAndSister: Martii and Pekka's relationship towards Katri is mostly this, with Martii seeing Katri as his relative he must protect.

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* LikeBrotherAndSister: Martii Martti and Pekka's relationship towards Katri is mostly this, with Martii Martti seeing Katri as his relative he must protect.



* NeverLearnedToRead: Katri doesn't have any kind of education at the age of nine. She quickly learns to read and write in Räikkölä farm thanks to Martii and Akki.

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* NeverLearnedToRead: Katri doesn't have any kind of education at the age of nine. She quickly learns to read and write in Räikkölä farm thanks to Martii Martti and Akki.

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* DubNameChange: For whatever reason, Katri's name is changed to "Nathalie" in Dutch dub.

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For whatever reason, Katri's name is changed to "Nathalie" in Dutch dub.
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* IllGirl: Katri becomes sick with fever in Episode 9. She is temporarily replaced by Martii until she gets better.
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''Katri, Girl of the Meadows'' is a 1984 anime produced by Creator/NipponAnimation and part of ''Anime/WorldMasterpieceTheater'' series. It is based on the Finnish novel ''Paimen, Piika ja Emäntä'' written by Auni Nuolivaara. It ran for 49 episodes, airing every Sundays in 1991. Few years before the start of UsefulNotes/WorldWarOne, Katri's mother left her daughter behind to work in Germany and Katri now lives with her grandparents. With Finland under Russian occupation, the residents in rural areas have had little or no news about the war and Katri is anxious about her mother's return. To make matters worse, Katri's grandparents' farm isn't going well and their only cow had been killed by [[BearsAreBadNews a bear]]. Katri decides to help her grandparents by working in a neighboring farm.

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''Katri, Girl of the Meadows'' is a 1984 anime produced by Creator/NipponAnimation and part of ''Anime/WorldMasterpieceTheater'' series. It is based on the Finnish novel ''Paimen, Piika ja Emäntä'' written by Auni Nuolivaara. It ran for 49 episodes, airing every Sundays Sunday in 1991. Few A few years before the start of UsefulNotes/WorldWarOne, Katri's mother left her daughter behind to work in Germany and Katri now lives with her grandparents. With Finland under Russian occupation, the residents in rural areas have had little or no news about the war and Katri is anxious about her mother's return. To make matters worse, Katri's grandparents' farm isn't going doing well and their only cow had been killed by [[BearsAreBadNews a bear]]. Katri decides to help her grandparents by working in a neighboring farm.
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* ABoyAndHisX: Katri and her pet daschund Aapeli in female version.

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** The same goes to the French dub where Katri's name becomes "Cathy".
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* NeverLearnedToRead: Katri doesn't have any kind of education at the age of nine. She quickly learns to read and write in Räikkölä farm thanks to Martii and Akki.
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* ActuallyThatsMyAssistant: In Episode 6, Katri had just arrived at Räikkölä farm and encounters a middle-aged woman. She immediately assumed that woman is the wife of house. The woman, however laughs and then introduces herself as a servant named Anneli.
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* ObviouslyEvil: Hanna was supposed to take a job in Räikkölä farm again, but judging from the look on her face and her hatred towards Aapeli it'd be difficult to mistake her for anyone other than an villain.

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* ObviouslyEvil: Hanna was supposed to take a job in Räikkölä farm again, but judging from the look on her face and her hatred towards Aapeli it'd be difficult to mistake her for anyone other than an a villain.
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* INeverSaidItWasPoison: Hannah does this to Apelli few times at night by saying that her treats won't make him sick.
* KickTheDog: Hannah plays malicious pranks to Aapeli [[spoiler: to help her henchmen steal the wool in Räikkölä's farm.]]

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* INeverSaidItWasPoison: Hannah Hanna does this to Apelli few times at night by saying that her treats won't make him sick.
* KickTheDog: Hannah Hanna plays malicious pranks to Aapeli [[spoiler: to help her henchmen steal the wool in Räikkölä's farm.]]


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* ObviouslyEvil: Hanna was supposed to take a job in Räikkölä farm again, but judging from the look on her face and her hatred towards Aapeli it'd be difficult to mistake her for anyone other than an villain.
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* ImprobableAge: Katri works as a cowherd [[spoiler:and then as Mrs. Kuusela's personal assistant]] at the age of ten.

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