Question

Finding good twigs for Kari took a long time. Why?

Answer 1

The narrator would climb all kinds of trees to get the most delicate and tender twigs for Kari. In order to cut down the twigs without mutilating them, the hatchet needed to be very sharp, and it would take half an hour to sharpen the hatchet. Therefore, it would take the narrator a long time to find good twigs for Kari.