Editing Heidi (section)

==Characters==
* Heidi: A joyful and free-spirited young girl who is orphaned as a toddler. At the beginning of the story, she is five years old. Heidi loves her grandfather (uncle Alp) and the beauty and fresh air of the mountains. Only Fräulein Rottenmeier calls her by her given name "Adelheid", in some translations "Adelaide".
* Grandfather: Heidi's paternal grandfather, a cantankerous loner who lives in a hut high in the mountains. By people other than Heidi, he is called (in some translations) "Uncle Alp".
* Adelheid: Heidi's mother, she died from fever soon after her husband Tobias died. It is spelled "Adelaide" in some translations.
* Tobias: Heidi's father who was killed by a beam falling on his head when Heidi was a baby.
* Dete: Heidi's selfish and insensitive aunt, the sister of Adelheid. Heidi lived with her after her parents died. Dete is related to Grandfather (her and her sister Adelheid's great grandmother and Grandfather's grandmother were sisters). It is spelled "Deta" or "Detie" in some translations.
* Peter: A goat herder who lives with his mother and grandmother in a hut up the mountain located between the village Dörfli and the hut where Heidi's grandfather lives. He is eleven years old at the beginning of the story. He is sullen, pessimistic, and fond of Heidi to the point of being insanely jealous of anyone around her more than him.
* Brigitte: Peter's mother and spelled "Brigitta" or "Bridget" in some translations.
* Grannie: Peter's blind grandmother, Heidi gets attached to her.
* Klara Sesemann: A frail girl who cannot walk. Her mother died when she was young. Her father is often away on business trips. She lives in a big household with servants in Frankfurt and is twelve years old when the 8-year-old Heidi comes to live with her. It is spelled "Clara" in some translations.
* Herr Sesemann: Klara's father, a successful businessman who travels often. In some translations he is called "Mr Sesemann".
* Frau Sesemann: By Klara and Heidi called "Grandmamma", she is Herr Sesemann's mother and Klara's grandmother. She is a kind woman and successfully encourages Heidi to learn reading. In some translations she is called "Mrs Sesemann".
* Doctor Classen: Friend of Herr Sesemann.
* Fräulein Rottenmeier: The strict and arrogant housekeeper at Herr Sesemann's home who antagonizes Heidi. In some translations she is called "Miss Rottenmeier".
* Sebastian: A manservant in the Sesemann household who is kind if dandified.
* Tinette: A maidservant in the Sesemann household who is scornful and contemptuous.