Figure 1.--A reader tells us about a Swiss documentary 'Die Kinder vom Napf' (The Children from Napf). It was produced by Alice Schmidt (2011). The Napf is a mountain on the border between the Swiss cantons of Berne and Lucerne. The documentary shows the life of the children living on the isolated Lucerne side of the mountain. They go to school by cable railway and then help in the farm chores. It is a life out of time, but many families in recent years have been leaving the Napf.

A reader tells us about a Swiss documentary 'Die Kinder vom Napf' (The Children from Napf). It was produced by Alice Schmidt (2011). The Napf is a mountain on the border between the Swiss cantons of Berne and Lucerne. The documentary shows the life of the children living on the isolated Lucerne side of the mountain. They go to school by cable railway and then help in the farm chores. It is a life out of time, but many families in recent years have been leaving the Napf.