Knee-high to a grasshopper, Heidi, a young orphan brunette with curly hair and the face of an angel, is brought by her aunt to the Swiss Alps to live with her grand-father, a silent and solitary old man. Taking up the challenges of her new existence, she will display all her strength and natural resources to find her rightful place in a sometimes harsh and unfriendly environment. Whether in the mountains with Peter, the goatherd, or in a Frankfurt mansion with Clara, a disabled girl confined to a wheelchair, Heidi learns the priceless value of friendship and support.