Thismovieisaboutonesummerholidayinthelifeofthefamouschildren'sbookcharacterHeidi,theorphangirlwholiveswithhergrandfather(whomHeidi,likeeverybodyelseincludingthecastlist,calls"AlmUncle")ontheoutskirtsofasmallvillageintheAlps.Heidihasagiftofthreecarvedwoodenfiguresmadebyacraftsmanneighbour:Caspar,MelchiorandBalthazar.However,ratherthangold,frankincense,andmyrrh,hergrandfatherandthevillagedoctorgraduallyteachHeiditheideathatthegiftstheybringarefaith,charityandhope.