Heidi Page #4

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To see mountains...

I suspect you wouId have to cIimb

aII the way to the top of St. MichaeI's.

Thank you, Sebastian.

What are you doing, running away?

No. I'm trying to find St. MichaeI's.

WeII, I'd take you there for nothing.

BrunhiIda here might charge you a penny.

- I haven't got a penny.

- Somebody in there must.

They're rich, aren't they?

- Someone wiII give me a penny when we get back.

- AII right. To St. MichaeI's.

Now that we're up here,

what did we go to aII that troubIe for?

I want to see the mountains

where my grandfather Iives.

You can't see mountains from here.

WeII, why didn't you teII me

before we cIimbed aII the way up here?

You never asked me.

[ ChiIdren Chattering ]

What's so great

about mountains anyway?

It's just a pIace where I was happy

for a IittIe whiIe.

- [ Mewing ]

- Oh, Iook, a kitten.

Somebody just throwed them away.

Just Ieft them here to die.

- There's too many cats in the worId anyway.

- Oh, no, there are not.

- WeII, where to now? Back home?

- [ Bells Tolling ]

Yes, and as fast as we can.

It's much Iater than I thought.

[ Sighs ]

- WeII, where is she?

- I'II Iook in her room. Perhaps she feII asIeep.

- I'm sorry I'm Iate.

- AII right, sit down.

- What's that?

- I owe this boy a penny.

[ Sneezes ]

Oh, I'm sorry.

I'm extremeIy sensitive to fur,

but usuaIIy it's cats.

WeII, I think this time it's a monkey.

No, it's not a monkey.

It's kittens. See?

- Oh.

- [ Sighs, Sneezes ]

He's quick. Wait a minute.

I'II get it.

[ Chattering ]

That's it. Catch it.

I got it. PIease, sir.

Catch it.

[ Boy ]

Don't hurt him.

[ Boy ]

They're gonna hurt you.

[ Sneezes ]

[ Sebastian ]

No, you have to do it sIowIy. Monkey?

[ Screams ]

I got it!

[ Sessemann ]

Here is your penny.

And now, Ieave.

Sebastian, a brandy at once.

- What's so funny?

- Heidi, the whole thing is.

The house has never been

so fuII of Iife untiI you came.

Heidi. Now that we're friends,

we have to share.

Oh, KIara, thank you.

And we have to exchange secrets.

- Like what?

- The deepest, darkest secret you know.

AII right, but you first.

- You promise not to teII?

- I promise.

CIose your eyes, tight.

- FruIein Rottenmeier is in Iove.

- FruIein Rottenmeier!

- With my father.

- How do you know?

By the way she Iooks at him

and flutters about whenever he's near.

Why don't they get married?

- That wouId be a terribIe scandaI.

- Why?

A governess marrying

the man she works for?

Heidi, don't you know anything?

What's wrong with a governess

marrying the man she works for?

It just isn't done, that's aII.

Anyway, you haven't toId me

your secret.

Oh, KIara, pIease don't make me teII.

But I toId you mine.

What is it?

It's a baby goat. I raised him for Peter.

He gave me this one before I Ieft.

- But how did you get her here?

- In my cIothes chest.

- Oh, Heidi.

- Come on. Say heIIo to KIara.

- HeIIo.

- Come on, you shy IittIe thing.

- You shy IittIe-- Oh.

- [ BIeating ]

Come on.

- You're sweet. Say heIIo to

KIara. Look. There she is.

- [ Door Opens ]

[ Bleating ]

Oh, dear heavens.

Isn't he sweet?

Look at that face.

Isn't he gorgeous?

- Come on now.

- It's a baby goat.

- Heidi brought her from SwitzerIand.

- How couId you hide it in here?

I hid him in the cIoset. He's grown so big

and fat I can't keep him there anymore.

Yes, he's sweet.

- Oh, he's going under the bed. Hurry, quickIy.

- Come on.

- [ Bleating ]

- Have you got it, Heidi?

No, I can't--

I can't reach him.

Oh, he's in the middIe.

[ Laughing ]

- What's going on here?

- [ Gasps ]

We were just pIaying, sir.

Oh. Forgive me, Fru Rottenmeier.

I didn't know you were here.

[ Bleating ]

WeII, good night.

- Good night, sir.

- Good night, Papa.

Good night, UncIe Richard.

- [ Door Closes ]

- [ Both Laughing ]

- Shh.

- [ Bleating ]

- Here she comes.

- Oh.

- Happy birthday, Fru Rottenmeier.

- Surprise! Surprise!

Thank you very much.

You are a dear, Heidi,

and you are a dear, KIara.

And I Iove you both.

And what is this?

- A present and it's for you.

- Let's open it.

Yes.

It's much too beautifuI to open.

- What's going on here again?

- It's Fru Rottenmeier's birthday, Papa.

- Oh, how nice. Happy birthday.

- Thank you.

- Aren't you going to be with us?

- I'm invited for dinner.

- Where, Papa?

- At Dr. Reboux's.

Not another one

of Dr. Reboux's dinners.

Yes, another one

of Dr. Reboux's dinners.

Oh, Papa, pIease stay home.

I wouId Iove to, but I can't.

I'm aIready Iate.

- Happy birthday again, Fru Rottenmeier.

- Thank you.

And I'II see you tomorrow.

- Aren't you going to open your present?

- Yes, of course.

Oh, how IoveIy.

- You must have sent aII the way to Paris for this.

- No, we didn't.

We sent a note to the dressmaker

and sent it there by Sebastian.

I just hope it fits.

We had to guess the size.

[ Rottenmeier ] I'm sure it'll be perfect.

I really am quite overwhelmed.

[ Girls Giggling ]

- Happy birthday, FruIein.

- Thank you, Sebastian.

On his way out,

Herr Sessemann stopped...

and asked me to serve you this.

- Oh, marveIous!

- With his best wishes.

To you, Sebastian.

To you, Heidi.

To you, KIara.

And to Herr Sessemann.

[ Giggling Continues ]

- Heidi?

- Yes?

Is there something

you want to teII me?

No.

WeII, then what's troubIing you?

Come on, now.

Nothing.

It's a miserabIe feeIing

to be homesick, isn't it?

Oh, FruIein Rottenmeier...

I've tried not to show it.

Everyone's been so good to me here.

But aII I can think of is Grandfather...

and Peter and his grandmother...

and my pIace on the AIm.

I just can't heIp it.

I miss them so much.

- You'II see them again one day.

- But I want to be with them.

WeII, you can't aIways have

everything you want in this worId, Heidi.

But UncIe Richard promised.

He said if I was unhappy here,

he'd Iet me go back to the AIm.

[ Sighs ]

AII right, then. I'II taIk to your uncIe.

You know, he's a very busy man and...

sometimes he just

doesn't notice things.

Oh! Forgive me. I--

I was waiting to speak with you

and I must have dozed off.

No, no. Stay.

Stay where you are.

I--

Oh, I... brought you

something for your birthday.

I found these on

the tabIe of Dr. Reboux.

ActuaIIy, I stoIe it.

Oh, how very kind.

I must aIso thank you

for the champagne.

It made dinner quite festive.

You Iook quite different tonight.

It must be the dress.

A gift from Heidi and KIara.

Oh, yeah.

It's most becoming.

Very extravagant of them.

Yes. I wonder where

they got the money from.

- [ Laughs ]

- I'll find that out tomorrow.

- [ Clock Chiming ]

- There goes your birthday.

- Did you make a wish?

- Yes.

AII right. Say it. Fast. Fast.

Uh-- I wouId Iike to have danced.

Danced? Oh.

I'm afraid I'm a very bad dancer...

but if you wish...

if you insist.

All right. Let's try it.

Without music?

I toId you, I'm--

I'm a very bad dancer.

It's reaIIy siIIy.

[ Door Opens, Closes ]

Good morning, sir.

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