Admin Why was dete taking Heidi to her grandfather?
The novel opens with Aunt Dete taking her niece, Heidi, to stay with the young girl’s grandfather, a goatherd who lives alone in the Swiss Alps. Dete, who has taken care of Heidi since she was orphaned as a baby, has a new job and can no longer care for the child.
What did her grandfather make for Heidi?
Heidi found a large heap of fresh sweet smelling hay on the hayloft and she decided to make a bed out of it for herself. Then she asked grandfather to get her a sheet to be put over the bed of hay.
Why did Heidi not want to bring her things inside the hut?
1. She didn’t want to bring her things inside the hut because she wanted to go back like a light-footed goat. 2. The grandma’s hut was small and messy when she first saw it.
What did Heidi and grandfather have for supper?
Heidi obeyed and was soon back again. The grandfather milked the white goat and filled her basin, and then breaking off a piece of bread, “Now eat your supper,” he said, “and then go up to bed.
What did Heidi and her grandfather eat?
simply as Raclette. Heidi and her grandfather ate very nicely indeed on that mountainside home hidden deep in the Swiss Alps. That Heidi would have been Shirley Temple and the grandfather was Jean Hershalt. You can go into a cheese shop and order raclette cheese which is similar to the Swiss cheese you know and love.
What did grandfather do to make Heidi more comfortable in the hut?
What does Grandfather do to make Heidi feel more comfortable in the hut? Grandfather makes Heidi her own high chair. He helps make her a bed with hay and a coarse thick cloth. At night, he checks on her because he thinks she could be scared.
What did Heidi do to help Peter?
She makes Peter carry the clothes as they continue on their journey. Alm-Uncle is not happy to see his visitors. He tells Peter to take away his two goats and the boy leaves. Alm-Uncle does not want to take care of Heidi.