Contents Part I Heidi’s Years of Learning and Travel I Going Up to the Alm-Uncle II With the Grandfather III On the Pasture IV In the Grandmother’s Hut V Two Visitors VI A New Chapter with New Things VII Miss Rottenmeier Has an Uncomfortable Day VIII Great Disturbances in the Sesemann House IX The Master of the House Hears of Strange Doings X A Grandmama XI Heidi Gains in Some Respects and Loses in Others 1 23 36 55 72 85 95 110 122 130 141
XII The Sesemann House Is Haunted XIII Up the Alp on a Summer Evening 148 161 XIV On Sunday When the Church Bells Ring 181 Part II Heidi Makes Use of Her Experience XV Preparations for a Journey XVI A Guest on the Alp XVII Retaliation XVIII Winter in the Village XIX Winter Still Continues XX News from Distant Friends XXI Of Further Events on the Alp XXII Something Unexpected Happens XXIII Parting to Meet Again 196 205 217 228 243 253 271 280 297
Part I Heidi’s Years of Learning and Travel I Going Up to the Alm-Uncle The little old town of Mayenfeld is charmingly situated From it a footpath leads through green well-wooded stretches to the foot of the heights which look down imposingly upon the valley Where the footpath begins to go steeply and abruptly up the Alps the heath with its short grass and pungent herbage at once sends out its soft perfume to meet the wayfarer One bright sunny morning in June a tall vigorous maiden of the mountain region climbed up the narrow path leading a little girl by the 1
