Chapter 4 - A visit to Grannie Flashcards
to make yarn by drawing out, twisting, and winding fibers
spinning
mending with needle and yarn
darning
eight layers
eightfold
to make something usable by repairing; to fix
mend
pushed
plunged
miserably
wretchedly
to disagree with
contradict
fearfully; with trembling
tremulously
What does grandfather do during the winter months? What does Peter do?
Grandfather does his carpentry and makes the goat’s milk cheese. Peter has to go to school to learn to read and write.
Peter has two nicknames in this chapter. What are they?
Heidi’s grandfather calls him the General (general of the herd), and Grannie calls him Peterkin.
According to Bridget, what does Heidi look like?
She is thin like her mother, but has black eyes and curly hair like Tobias and the old man.
Why does Grannie wish Peter could read?
Grannie wants Peter to be able to read hymns to her from an old prayer book.
What two things upset Heidi about her visit with Grannie? What is Heidi’s solution?
She is upset that Grannie cannot see and that Grannie isa afraid the house will collapse on them. Heidi believes Grandfather will be able to fix everything.
“That strange music in the tree tops had a special fascination for her and she could not stay indoors when she heard it.”
about Heidi
“Come here, my dear, and listen to me. I can’t see, but I can hear, and when one is blind, it is so good to hear a friendly voice, and yours I love already.”
Grannie to Heidi
