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...