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A child touches the Federal Charter in the Bundesbriefmuseum and is transported to a stormy August night in 1291. They must help the three delegates from Uri, Schwyz, and Unterwalden find their way through thunder and rain to the meeting place, guarding the precious parchment from the elements so it can be signed before dawn.
A young flag-bearer in 1315 must carry Schwyz's blood-red banner through the chaos of the Battle of Morgarten, keeping it aloft as boulders crash and halberds clash on the narrow path between Lake Aegeri and the Figlenfluh cliff. The banner keeps the soldiers brave, and the child learns that true courage isn't about being unafraid -- it's about holding on when everything trembles.
Haus Bethlehem, Europe's oldest wooden house, whispers stories at night through its ancient beams. A child sleeping inside discovers that each timber remembers a different century of Schwyz's history -- from the years before the Confederation, through wars and fires, all the way to the present -- and must listen to all the stories before the beams fall silent at dawn.
When a Habsburg bailiff threatens her family for daring to build in stone, a girl watches her mother stand tall and refuse to cower. Inspired by her mother's defiance, she carries the message across the mountains to Uri and Unterwalden, helping unite the valley communities in a secret oath on the Ruetli meadow that will change history forever.
On a September morning in 1806, a child and their dog sense something terribly wrong -- the ground trembles and the animals are fleeing uphill. With only minutes before 40 million cubic meters of the Rossberg come crashing down, they must race through the village of Goldau, pounding on doors and shouting warnings, trying to save as many neighbors as they can before the mountain falls.
Two mysterious ravens appear outside a child's window in Schwyz and lead them on a winding journey through forest and mountain to Einsiedeln Abbey. Inside the Chapel of Grace, the Black Madonna grants one wish -- but only to someone who asks for something for others, not themselves. The child must search their heart to find the right words.
A nervous child conquers their fears one switchback at a time on the steep path up the Grosser Mythen. With every step higher, the view expands -- Lake Lucerne glitters below, the Ruetli meadow appears in the distance, and the path to Morgarten winds through the valleys. At the summit, the entire story of Switzerland stretches out before them, and the child realizes the climb was worth every trembling step.
At midnight, the murals on the Schwyz Town Hall come alive. The Ruetli oath-takers step off the west wall, the Morgarten soldiers begin their march, and the Stauffacherin speaks from the north facade. A child who stayed out too late must help each painted figure complete their story and return to their place on the wall before the first light of dawn freezes them in paint once more.
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