Heidi, Vol. 2

In Frankfurt, Clara Sesemann, a young girl in a wheelchair, waits impatiently for her new companion; Heidi. But when Heidi arrives at the Sesemann’s house, Miss Rottenmeier, the governess in charge, wants to make sure that Heidi is suitable for Clara before she can meet the young girl. Clara and Heidi will change Miss Rottenmeier’s plan and will know at first sight that they are meant to be great friends.

Heidi wants to see the mountains again, so climbs the bell tower during nap time to try to see them. Miss Rottenmeier is angry until Sebastian the Butler saves the day. Heidi also finds two new furry friends in the bell tower for herself and Clara.

Miss Rottenmeier is allergic to cats, so she is very angry when she discovers Heidi's two new friends. Once again Sebastian has to come to rescue to save the kittens from being thrown in the canal. Meanwhile Heidi promises that she will help Clara to walk again so they can go to the mountains.

Clara's father is visiting and this motivates her to stand up, with Heidi's help but just before he arrives she has an accident. Worried that this will make him send Heidi away, Clara leaves the house to buy him a cake. When he gets home to find his daughter missing he is worried but finds her standing up in the town square. Moved by this and the help Heidi is giving his daughter he agrees that she can stay!

Clara's teacher comes back after the holidays and has a new student: Heidi! But since she cannot read or write, they may have to have separate classes. To stay together Clara tries to teach Heidi the alphabet, but will she be able to pass the entry test?

Clara's Grandmamma arrives and wants to perform a play with Heidi and Clara. She dislikes the teacher who is not helping Heidi reach her potential. With her fun influence Heidi learns to love reading and wants to learn more, leading to Grandmamma becoming her teacher permanently!

Grandmamma takes Clara and Heidi for a walk in the park, where they meet Nel, the guardian's daughter. As Nel and Heidi run around chasing butterflies, Clara becomes jealous and attempts to stand up and join in, but unfortunately rolls backward and falls on the ground. Heidi apologises for leaving her alone, but Clara's feelings are hurt.

To reconcile the girls Grandmamma builds a swing in the garden so they can play together. Clara still doesn't want to leave her room, but realises that Heidi left everything behind to come and help her, so, in secret, she starts training to try to stand again and before long she has a surprise for Heidi!

Miss Rottenmeier has to leave town to see her sick sister and Dete and Sebastian are left in charge (Grandmamma had to leave too). Heidi convinces them to take her and Clara back to the park. At the park, Heidi and Clara see some goats in an enclosure and Heidi notices that one of the baby goats is sick and needs attention. She decides to take the baby goat back at the Sesemann house to cure it before Miss Rottenmeier is back.

It’s party time at the Sesemann’s; Heidi and Clara take care of the baby goat, who gets better thanks to Heidi. It eats the curtains and the plants, but feels much better. Dete and Sebastian disagree about what to do with the baby goat, Dete eager to take it back to the park when Miss Rottenmeier comes back earlier than expected. When she sees the baby goat, it’s too much for Miss Rottenmeier...

Clara can now stand without any help, so Heidi thinks she'll soon be able to go back to the mountains with her, but Mr Sesemann wants her to stay. Heidi is saddened by this so climbs the big tree. No one can get her down until Sebastian has some news about Star, one of the kittens Heidi found in the bell tower. She's about to have kittens of her own!

As summer comes, Heidi feels like a bird in a cage. She’s depressed and stops eating and starts to sleepwalk. Dete worries and doesn’t like to see her niece feeling so blue. She warns Mr Sesemann and asks him to send Heidi back to the mountains, at least for the summer. She’s even ready to take a few days off and not being paid. What will Mr Sesemann decide?

Clara accepts for Heidi to be sent back to the mountains. Heidi gets Mr Sesemann to promise that Clara will soon come and see her in the mountains. Heidi leaves with Sebastian, bringing gifts for all her friends back in Dörfli.