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"No, I am hot," answered the child.Who is the child speaking to, and what situation prompted this response?The child, Heidi, is speaking to Dete, her companion, while they are climbing up a mountain path on a sunny morning in June. Heidi's response indicates she is feeling hot due to the heat and the many layers of clothing she is wearing."All at once she sat down on the ground and pulled off her shoes and stockings."Who is the "she" in this sentence, and why did she take this action?"She" refers to Heidi. She took off her shoes and stockings because she was exhausted from the heat and the weight of her clothes while trying to catch up with the goatherd. She observed that the goatherd was lightly dressed and moving easily."You good-for-nothing little thing! exclaimed Dete angrily."What action of Heidi's caused Dete to say this, and what was Dete's primary concern?Dete exclaimed this angrily because Heidi had taken off her two frocks, red shawl, new shoes, and new stockings and left them down the mountainside. Dete's primary concern was the trouble of retrieving the clothes, as it was a half-hour's walk down."Peter, you go off and fetch them for me as quickly as you can!"Who is Peter, and why did Dete ask him to perform this task? What motivated Peter to agree?Peter is the young goatherd Heidi encountered on the path. Dete asked him to fetch Heidi's clothes because she didn't want to walk down herself. Peter agreed because Dete offered him a bright new coin."Heidi went straight up to the old man and said, 'Good-evening, Grandfather.'"Who is the "old man", and where are they when this greeting occurs?The "old man" is Heidi's grandfather. This greeting takes place at the top of the Alm mountain, outside the grandfather's hut where he was sitting."The child is to remain with you," Dete answered. "I have done my duty by her for these four years, and now it is time for you to do yours."To whom is Dete speaking, and what is the situation she is explaining?Dete is speaking to Heidi's grandfather. She is explaining that she has brought Heidi to live with him and that she believes she has fulfilled her responsibility for the past four years."Be off with you this instant, and do not let me see your face again in a hurry."Who utters these words, and what prompted this reaction?Heidi's grandfather utters these words. He was angered by Dete's words suggesting he was now responsible for Heidi and what would happen if she missed Dete. He was also likely upset by the abrupt way Dete was leaving Heidi with him."Dete was not very happy about what she was doing, for the child had been left in her care by her mother."According to this sentence, what was Dete's relationship to Heidi, and why was she feeling conflicted?Dete was Heidi's aunt, as Heidi had been left in her care by her mother. Dete was feeling conflicted because she was leaving Heidi with her grandfather, even though she had been responsible for her care previously. However, she justified her actions by thinking she would help Heidi when she had more money.
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