Children's classic originally written in German

I believe the answer is:

heidi

(Other definitions for heidi that I've seen before include "Girl's name (from German)" , "lady - from Cologne?" , "Novel Swiss girl" , "book" , "German lady's name" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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