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The mild teacher would only say from time to time : `` It seems to me , Peter is not here again ! School would do him good , but I guess there is too much snow for him to get through . '' But when Heidi came home towards evening , Peter generally paid her a visit . After a few days the sun came out for a short time at noon , and the next morning the whole Alp glistened and shone like crystal . When Peter was jumping as usual into the snow that morning , he fell against something hard , and before he could stop himself he flew a little way down the mountain . When he had gained his feet at last , he stamped upon the ground with all his might . It really was frozen as hard as stone .