Interacting with many objects and general questions (2D)

Hi ^_^

So my question is generally broad so please excuse it.

I would like to have many 2D objects around the scene, in a set layout. Each would be interactive with different options, EG: such as the first thing you walk up to is a dead body, you can press E to leave the body or Press R to take the sword from the body. The next thing you walk up to is a wolf, if you took the sword you can press E to fight it or R to run away, if you run away you die and the game starts over. If you didnt take the sword you can only run away.

My question is how would you pull off keeping track of these choices in a simple fashion and how would you show the text at each one? My first though was to have a canvas with many different text items filed under it accordingly and then just enabling them based on whats needed but in practice It was an odd one >_<

Any help would be great! ~J