Heidi, an orphan, goes to live with her cranky grandfather high in the Alps. She is happy and healthy, until she is sent to live with a rich family as a companion for a sick girl, Clara. Although she grows fond of the girl, she is incredibly homesick. She eventually returns to the Alps and finds happiness in the natural mountain setting.Heidi, an orphan, goes to live with her cranky grandfather high in the Alps. She is happy and healthy, until she is sent to live with a rich family as a companion for a sick girl, Clara. Although she grows fond of the girl, she is incredibly homesick. She eventually returns to the Alps and finds happiness in the natural mountain setting.