For this reason, she adoringly addressed him as ‘Daddy-Long-Legs’.
However, Jerusha (Judy) did catch a glimpse of the shadow of her benefactor and found that he was a tall, long-legged man. Yet the strange thing was that he insisted on being anonymous. She was to address him as John Smith, and she should not expect any direct reply from him (he replied through his secretary). His main reason was that writing letters was important for her development to be a writer.
The only requirement from him was that Judy must write him a monthly letter to let him know of her progress through college. One of the trustees of the orphanage saw her potential in becoming an excellent writer, so not only he would pay her tuition for college, he would also give her a generous monthly allowance. In the beginning of the book, we met a 17-year-old orphan girl, called Jerusha (she later called herself Judy) Abbott, who lived in an orphanage called John Grier Home. Therefore, there are parallels between these two stories, and I would like to highlight some below.
It’s well known that the author of Candy Candy, Kyoko Mizuki, had been inspired by this story.
DADDY LONG LEGS CARTOON IN ENGLISH FREE
No, this is not about Daddy-longlegs (Opiliones) or Daddy-longlegs spiders (Pholcidae), but “Daddy Long Legs” is a charming love story published by Jean Webster in 1912! The following contains spoilers, so if you haven’t read the book yet, please feel free to skip this.
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