Heidi
Peter's Grandmother
The blind grandmother
A gentle, blind old woman in Peter's cottage. She loves Heidi's voice and the hymns Heidi reads aloud.
Peter's Grandmother is a frail, blind old woman who lives with her daughter Brigitta and her grandson in a creaking cottage below the Alm. She cannot see the sun or the green grass, but she says Heidi's sweet voice makes everything brighter.
She is patient and deeply faithful, and she is grateful for everything. She is also lonely, and Heidi's visits give her great joy. She keeps hold of her cheerfulness in a cottage that creaks in every wind.
“No, child, it is always dark for me... but your sweet voice makes everything brighter.”
In the story
Contains spoilers.
Heidi promises her soft white rolls, which Grandmother has never had, and promises to get her house mended. Alm-Uncle fixes the roof. When Heidi leaves for Frankfurt, Grandmother weeps and begs her not to go.
When Heidi returns with rolls, Grandmother is overcome and says Heidi has brought life back into her heart. Heidi reads her a hymn, and Grandmother says it grows so light in her heart. Herr Sesemann later sends a featherbed and weekly rolls.
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