Heidi

A young orphan with curly brown hair and as cute as a button, is taken to live with her grandfather, a silent and solitary old man, in the Swiss Alps.

Grandfather has asked Peter, who he calls “Goat General," to take Heidi with him for the day. Peter is not happy about this decision but doesn’t have much of a choice. So Heidi spends her first day in the mountains with Peter, who is still not talking to her, not very happy at having to take care of the “town girl.” A dispute arises between them on how best to treat the animals.

Little Bear has healed and Heidi goes back to the meadow with Peter. They gradually adapt to each other, and Peter shows off a bit when Karl and his gang (Theresa and William) show up to bully them. They catch Heidi and promise to release her only if Peter gives them his goatherd money. To save Heidi, Peter challenges Karl: the first on top of Jackdaw’s Cliff wins!

Heidi saves a goldfinch from a jackdaw’s attack but the goldfinch is wounded. Against Grandfather’s advice, Heidi decides to save the wounded bird and she needs Peter’s help for that. At his place, Peter is gone for the day in the woods and Heidi meets Peter’s Grandmother, an old and blind woman. She tells Heidi she can save the bird with Artemisia, a mountain herb. Heidi goes in the woods to try

Peter is convinced Heidi saw his treehouse and he sulks. He decides to go to the meadow on his own and Heidi is left with Grandfather. They both go to the blacksmith in the village, where Heidi surprises Karl and his gang as they plan to find and attack Peter’s treehouse. Concerned, Heidi runs in the woods to find Peter.

After Peter tells her how much he hates school and how unbearable it is, Heidi is scared that Grandfather will force her to go to school next winter. At the same time, Grandfather receives a letter from Dete saying that she’ll come back next spring to take Heidi away. Grandfather is upset and clams up when Heidi asks him if she’ll have to go to school. His lack of answer and his bad mood make Heid

As winter is approaching, Grandfather and Heidi go to the village to get supplies for the cold season. As she stops at Peter’s place, Heidi realises that Grandmother’s favourite thing is fresh bread. But the old woman can’t afford to buy some every day so Heidi promises Grandmother to bring some back. In the village, even though she offers to pay with a fossil she found in the cave, the grocers re

Winter has arrived and now Heidi is stuck in the cabin. She asks Grandfather to go to the village to see Peter after school. Grandfather agrees and she goes down to the village on Grandfather’s sled. She peers inside the classroom and observes Peter. After school, Peter and Heidi are attacked with snowballs by Karl and Theresa, who blame Peter for having being punished by the teacher.

A she-wolf wanders in the village and almost attacks Sweetheart, Theresa’s goat. Mr Keller, Theresa’s father, organises a hunt in the woods with the blacksmith. The teacher, who thinks, instead of killing the wolf, they should find out why she’s there in the first place, goes with them. In the meantime, Heidi finds a cub in the woods. She thinks it’s a puppy and doesn’t realise it’s a wolf cub.

Spring is back and Peter and Heidi are ready to reopen the treehouse, which had been closed all winter. But Peter realizes that his treasure, that he kept in the shed near his cabin, has disappeared. Sure it’s Karl and Theresa again, he rushes to the village with Heidi. But as usual, Karl and Theresa deny any involvement. Heidi asks Grandfather for advice and he gives her an idea; if they can’t ge

One afternoon, Karl contemplates Peter’s treehouse (William has lead him and Theresa there) and he decides to attack it. But it’s too dangerous while Peter and Heidi are in the treehouse. So Theresa has an idea; and the next morning, Karl, Theresa and William invade the treehouse before Heidi and Peter arrive. When they realise that, Peter and Heidi are furious, and Peter wants to fight.

Peter and Heidi are back in the meadows and Heidi is now so good with the goats that she asks Peter to become a Goat General just like him. But Peter refuses, as he feels sad today; Sweetheart doesn’t give milk anymore (since she was almost attacked by the wolf in Ep.9) and the Kellers have decided to get rid of the goat.

As Heidi takes her last test to become Goat General, Dete arrives in Dörfli to take Heidi to Frankfurt to work in the family where she works too. Grandfather refuses to let her go and he has a fight with Dete. Dete reminds him of what happened to Tobias, Grandfather’s son and Heidi’s father. This is too much for Grandfather, who agrees to let Dete do whatever she wants.

In Frankfurt, Clara Sesemann, a young girl in a wheelchair, waits impatiently for her new companion, Heidi. But when Heidi arrives, Miss Rottenmeier, the governess, wants to make sure that Heidi is suitable for Clara before she can meet the young girl.

Heidi wants to see the mountains. She decides to go up the bell tower at the cathedral and asks Clara to cover for her during nap time. But Heidi comes back later than expected, and she only avoid Miss Rottenmeier’s anger thanks to Sebastian, the butler, who pretends she was asleep in the attic.

Miss Rottenmeier is allergic to cats and when she discovers the two kittens brought by Heidi, she gets really angry. She punishes Heidi and forces her to spend the afternoon in the cellar while she sends Sebastian to drown the kittens in the canal. To save the kittens, Clara helps Heidi getting out of the cellar and Heidi runs after Sebastian for him not to drown the kittens.

Heidi helps Clara as she trains to stand from her wheelchair. When the girls learn that Mr Sesemann, Clara’s father, will arrive later that day, Clara is motivated to show her progress. But an accident just as Mr Sesemann arrives gets Heidi in trouble and Clara is afraid her new friend will be sent away. To soothe her father’s anger, she decides to leave the house to get his favourite cake.

Clara's teacher returns after the holidays. He begins Heidi's lesson and realizes she doesn't know how to read and write. When the girls learn they might be in separate classes—which means they won't see each other—Clara helps Heidi learn her alphabet.

The arrival of Mr Sesemann’s mother, “Grandmamma”, a colourful old lady and an actress, changes the atmosphere at the Sesemann household. She decides to perform a play with Heidi and Clara. Grandmamma also immediately dislikes the teacher, thinking he’s too academic for Heidi to blossom.

By the end of winter, Heidi knows how to read. To celebrate, Grandmamma takes her and Clara to the park for a stroll. Also, Clara has made progress and can almost stand on her own. But she’s still frail and she feels discouraged every time she tries and doesn’t succeed. At the park, the girls meet Rudy and soon Heidi and Rudy run around trying to catch butterflies. Clara is jealous of them running

Grandmamma and Heidi are worried about Clara; since she fell in the park, she doesn’t want to leave her room anymore. Heidi and Grandmamma try to cheer her up and even builds a swing in the garden (off the biggest tree) so they can play together. But when Heidi tries to push Clara on the swing, Clara rebuffs her and the two girls argue.

Miss Rottenmeier leaves to see her sick sister. Dete and Sebastian are left in charge. Heidi convinces them to take her and Clara to the park. Once there, the girls see goats in an enclosure, and Heidi notices a sick baby goat who needs attention.

Heidi is about to take the baby goat back to the park when Miss Rottenmeier comes back earlier than expected and finds the goat in the house. It’s too much for the governess and she decides to resign and leave the house. Clara is distraught and Heidi knows that there is only one way to keep Miss Rottenmeier: for her to leave. So she runs away, hoping to get back to the mountains.

Clara can now stand without any help and it’s a great achievement. Heidi thinks she’ll soon be able to go back to the mountains, but Mr Sesemann wants Heidi to stay anyway; he wants to adopt her. When Heidi understands that it means for her to spend the rest of her life in the city, she finds shelter up the big tree in the courtyard.