When Peter had the goat in safety once more, he raised his rod to beat him soundly as a punishment, and Distelfinck timidly drew back, for he saw what was going to happen. But Heidi cried:—
"No Peter! no, you must not beat him! See how frightened he is!"
"He deserves it," snarled Peter and was going to strike the goat. But Heidi seized his arm and cried indignantly: —
"You shall not do it; it will hurt him! Let him alone!"
Peter looked in astonishment at the commanding Heidi, whose black eyes snapped at him. He reluctantly dropped his rod.
"He can go if you will give me some of your cheese again tomorrow," said Peter, yielding; for he wanted some compensation for his fright.
"You may have it all—the whole piece—tomorrow and every day; I do not want it," said Heidi with ready assent; "and I will give you a good part of my bread, too, as I did today. But then you must never, never beat Distelfinck, nor Schneehöpli, nor any of the goats."This passage shows how much Heidi cares about her friends, in this case the goats. Heidi is willing to give up some of her food just so that Peter will never beat the goats which shows that she is very protective and cares a lot about her friends.
Dete is Heidi's aunt who brings her to live with her grandfather. She is a static and minor character who's only purpose is to move the plot along. She moves the plot along when she brings Heidi to live with her grandfather and when she takes her to live in Frankfurt with Klara. Dete is a character who undergoes very little change and we, the readers, don't know very much about her other than that she is Heidi's aunt. These are just two of the many characters in the book Heidi.
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