noon
Now that Heidi had come again to the pasture with him , she did nothing but talk to the old gentleman . It made him very cross that he was not even able to get near her . Standing a little distance behind Heidi 's friend , he shook his fist at him , and soon afterwards both fists , finally raising them up to the sky , as Heidi and the doctor remained together . When the sun stood in its zenith and Peter knew that it was noon , he called over to them with all his might : `` Time to eat . '' When Heidi was getting up to fetch their dinner , the doctor just asked for a glass of milk , which was all he wanted . The child also decided to make the milk her sole repast , running over to Peter and informing him of their resolution . When the boy found that the whole contents of the bag was his , he hurried with his task as never in his life before .