# Odnodvorka — The Village character guide

> Odnodvorka in The Village by Ivan Bunin.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0001-the-village

## Who they are

A female character, possibly a peasant, mentioned in village context.

## In the story

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_village_se/chapters/part-iii-ii)

Odnodvorka is the widow who serves as cook at Durnovka, and her son Senka is mentioned.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_village_se/chapters/part-iii-iii)

A small, dependable woman who serves as a go-between for the villages, known for her thievery of railway snow-screens and her past as a procuress.

### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_village_se/chapters/part-iii-vii)

The source of Kuzma's knowledge about the village gossip concerning the Bride.

### [XIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_village_se/chapters/part-iii-xiii)

Helps with the wedding preparations, singing and arranging the tea.

### [XIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_village_se/chapters/part-iii-xiv)

Participates in the ceremonial rites, carrying the holy picture and urging the girls to stop the orphan's song.

## Links

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