Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Heidi
Due to the loss of her parents, her auntie was taking care of her
But one day, she took Heidi to her grandfather's little hut in the mountains
Grandfather Alm was a grumpy old man, who lived in a small hut on the Alps
This was the first time that Heidi saw her grandfather
Telling him that she had found a job in another city
Heidi’s aunt left Heidi with her grandfather and returned to the city
Grandfather Alm, who was used to living an isolated life away from people
was actually glad that his granddaughter was there
but did not show it to Heidi...
The old man prepared a nice cosy bed in the attic...
Heidi loved her grandfather from the first sight
and happy times were about to begin for her in the mountains...
When she woke up in the morning she was introduced to her grandfather’s very big dog Josef
Heidi loved Josef
Then, one day when she was hiking on the hills, she met Peter the shepherd
who was grazing his goats on the meadows
"I haven’t seen you around here before."
"Yes, I just arrived. I am going to live here with my grandfather from now on."
In the following days, Peter started to take Heidi with him to graze his goats in the meadows
They started to hike together in the mountains
Everything was so new and exciting for Heidi
She learned a lot from Peter about how to be a shepherd
Even though he didn’t show it much, grandfather Alm loved Heidi very much
Running around and having fun on the fields all day long, Heidi was very happy
but she also never forgot to help her grandfather with the house work
And one of her favorites was to bake little bread in her grandfather’s wood oven
She used to take the bread she made to Peter’s grandmother
And Peter’s grandmother would give her fresh goat’s milk in return
One day, summer was over and it was winter time
When Peter started to go to school, Heidi was left alone and eventually got bored
She was really upset that she was too small to go to school like Peter
One day, Heidi’s aunt came back to take Heidi to the city
She was going to get homeschooling and work
Grandfather Alm was very upset at first and did not accept it
But when he thought about it
He realized that it woud be best for Heidi to stay in the city and learn to read and write...
"But I don’t wanna leave here, I love my grandfather."
...fussed Heidi..
But she was convinced to go
after her aunt promised her that she would be back on the mountains after a short while...
Her aunt and Heidi arrived to a big mansion after a long train ride
"Wow.... What a big house... I’m going to stay here???"
Heidi met Clara, the little girl in the house
Clara could not walk because of an accident she had when she was a little child
Her aunt actually brought Heidi to this house to keep Clara company
Clara and Heidi got along really well and became best of friends
Not knowing much about the urban life, Heidi was making Clara laugh with her silly mistakes
Clara's grandmother was a very tough and strict lady
"Get up you lazy girl. It's time to study.. You still have a lot to learn."
Clara's grandmother was trying to teach Heidi a lot from how to sit and stand up properly...
...and how to use a knife and fork at the dinner table
And Heidi was even dressing like the ones who live in the city
But she wasn't feeling very comfortable in these dresses
Clara also helped Heidi to learn to read and write...
Heidi did like being here with Clara and all...
...but she missed the mountains and her grandfather far too much...
Heidi could not even eat because of her sadness... Her heart was full of longing
Clara’s father and grandmother realized Heidi’s sadness
After a while they decided to send her next to her grandfather
But Clara was very sad because Heidi was leaving
"To truely love someone means to want their happiness at all costs"
...said grandmother
At last, it was time to say goodbye
While Heidi was leaving, her aunt told her that Clara was going to come and visit her in the mountains next year
happy to be back in the mountains she first stopped by Peter’s house on her way home
And gave the bread Clara sent to Peter’s grandmother
Leaving her fancy dress behind...
...She went running home and hugged her grandfather as tight as she could
And they were happy again
A while later, Heidi was high in the clouds with happiness
because of the letter she received saying that Clara was going to visit her soon
When in the Alps, Clara liked Peter a lot, but Peter was a bit hesitant
Because he was afraid that Heidi was going to go back to the city with Clara
Clara, Peter and Heidi were having the time of their lives on the hills
The fresh mountain air and natural foods were really good for Clara
But Peter started to get really jealous of Heidi because of her close friendship with Clara
Peter also did not like to carry Clara to her wheelchair and push her around
One day he pushed Clara’s wheelchair off from a cliff
He thought that this would solve everything
Without her wheelchair and the fresh mountain air, Clara became much stronger
And she even started to walk slowly with Heidi’s help
After a while she started to take steps with no one’s help
"I can walk.. Yaayyy.. Heidi, I owe this to you."
One day, Clara’s father and grandmother came to visit
and when they saw Clara walking
they couldn’t believe their eyes
They gave their thanks to grandfather Alm and Heidi
At that moment, Peter felt really sorry about what he had done...
He confessed to pushing Clara’s wheelchair off the cliff
"I apologize to all of you, what I did was so very wrong."
"We forgive you, right Clara? Even though what you did was wrong, we’re all happy that she’s walking now."
They all laughed with joy...
Clara and her family promised to come back next summer
And they all lived happily ever after...