# Heidi — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for Heidi by Johanna Spyri.

- [Part I: Heidi’s Years of Learning and Travel](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/heidi_se/chapters/part-i-heidi-s-years-of-learning-and-travel.md): This opening section introduces Heidi as she is brought by her aunt Deta to live with her reclusive grandfather in the Swiss Alps. Heidi quickly adapts to mountain life, befriending the goatherd Peter and visiting his bl
- [With the Grandfather](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/heidi_se/chapters/ii-with-the-grandfather.md): Heidi explores her new home with her grandfather, helps prepare her bed in the hayloft, shares a meal of toasted cheese and milk, and meets the goats Schwänli and Bärli. She shows independence and curiosity, while the gr
- [On the Pasture](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/heidi_se/chapters/iii-on-the-pasture.md): Heidi wakes early, excited to join Peter and the goats on the mountain pasture. She washes, receives provisions from her grandfather, and spends the day exploring the alpine meadow, picking flowers, and marveling at the 
- [In the Grandmother’s Hut](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/heidi_se/chapters/iv-in-the-grandmother-s-hut.md): Heidi continues her healthy life on the mountain, growing stronger and more sunburnt. As autumn and then winter arrive, she stays home during storms, enjoying her grandfather's company. When deep snow falls, Peter visits
- [Two Visitors](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/heidi_se/chapters/v-two-visitors.md): Two winters have passed, and Heidi is nearly eight years old, living happily with her grandfather. The village pastor visits to insist that Heidi attend school, but the grandfather refuses, arguing the distance and weath

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- [A New Chapter with New Things](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/heidi_se/chapters/vi-a-new-chapter-with-new-things.md)
- [Miss Rottenmeier Has an Uncomfortable Day](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/heidi_se/chapters/vii-miss-rottenmeier-has-an-uncomfortable-day.md)
- [VIII: Great Disturbances in the Sesemann House](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/heidi_se/chapters/viii-great-disturbances-in-the-sesemann-house.md)
- [The Master of the House Hears of Strange Doings](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/heidi_se/chapters/ix-the-master-of-the-house-hears-of-strange-doings.md)
- [X: A Grandmama](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/heidi_se/chapters/x-a-grandmama.md)
- [XI: Heidi Gains in Some Respects and Loses in Others](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/heidi_se/chapters/xi-heidi-gains-in-some-respects-and-loses-in-others.md)
- [The Sesemann House Is Haunted](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/heidi_se/chapters/xii-the-sesemann-house-is-haunted.md)
- [Up the Alp on a Summer Evening](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/heidi_se/chapters/xiii-up-the-alp-on-a-summer-evening.md)
- [XIV: On Sunday When the Church Bells Ring](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/heidi_se/chapters/xiv-on-sunday-when-the-church-bells-ring.md)
- [Part II: Heidi Makes Use of Her Experience](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/heidi_se/chapters/part-ii-heidi-makes-use-of-her-experience.md)
- [Preparations for a Journey](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/heidi_se/chapters/xv-preparations-for-a-journey.md)
- [A Guest on the Alp](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/heidi_se/chapters/xvi-a-guest-on-the-alp.md)
- [Retaliation](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/heidi_se/chapters/xvii-retaliation.md)
- [Winter in the Village](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/heidi_se/chapters/xviii-winter-in-the-village.md)
- [Winter Still Continues](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/heidi_se/chapters/xix-winter-still-continues.md)
- [News from Distant Friends](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/heidi_se/chapters/xx-news-from-distant-friends.md)
- [Of Further Events on the Alp](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/heidi_se/chapters/xxi-of-further-events-on-the-alp.md)
- [Something Unexpected Happens](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/heidi_se/chapters/xxii-something-unexpected-happens.md)
- [Parting to Meet Again](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/heidi_se/chapters/xxiii-parting-to-meet-again.md)

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