Petit-Pierre

Germain

Germain is the devoted father of Petit-Pierre, caring for him deeply and taking him on the journey to find a new wife.

Marie

Marie becomes a nurturing and affectionate companion to Petit-Pierre, treating him with maternal care during their travels.

Father Maurice

Father Maurice is Petit-Pierre's grandfather, showing affection and concern for the boy's future.

Germain

Germain is the devoted father of Petit-Pierre, caring for him deeply and taking him on the journey to find a new wife.

Marie

Marie becomes a nurturing and affectionate companion to Petit-Pierre, treating him with maternal care during their travels.

Marie

Marie becomes a nurturing and affectionate companion to Petit-Pierre, treating him with maternal care during their travels.

Germain

Germain is the devoted father of Petit-Pierre, caring for him deeply and taking him on the journey to find a new wife.

Father Maurice

Father Maurice is Petit-Pierre's grandfather, showing affection and concern for the boy's future.

The Devil’s Pool

Present with Germain and Marie during the journey and at the Devil's Pool.

The Tillage of the Soil

The child of six or seven years old, wearing a sheepskin and helping to guide the oxen, described as lovely as an angel.

II: Father Maurice

Petit-Pierre is mentioned as nearly grown up, capable of helping with farm work.

V: Petit-Pierre

Hides in a ditch to wait for his father, cries and pleads to be taken along; eventually succeeds in joining the journey.

VI: On the Heath

Petit-Pierre is hungry and thirsty, falls asleep, and is carried by his father.

VII: Underneath the Big Oaks

Petit-Pierre is present and asleep, having been settled by Marie on a makeshift bed of the saddle and cloaks.

VIII: The Evening Prayer

Wakes, eats ravenously, questions his father about wolves and his mother, says his prayers with Marie, and wishes for Marie to be his new mother.

IX: Despite the Cold

Sleeps peacefully with his arm around Marie, serving as an unwitting obstacle to Germain's advances.

X: Beneath the Stars

Sleeps through the night; later expresses desire for Marie to be his mother and goes with her to Ormeaux.

XII: The Master

Petit-Pierre is with Marie; he was crying when they left the farm.

XIII: The Old Woman

Hides in the broom with Marie, recognizes his father's voice, and leaps out to greet him.

The Return to the Farm

Narrates the encounter with the farmer to his father, then quickly returns to childhood play.

XVI: Little Marie

Petit-Pierre arrives on a stick horse with his little sister, interrupting Germain and Marie's embrace.

I: A Country Wedding

Present at the wedding as part of the family.

III: The Wedding

Germain's son, dressed in fine clothes and proudly rides with his father and new stepmother.

IV: The Cabbage

Petit-Pierre is mentioned as part of the wedding festivities, though not directly active in this chapter.