# Mr. Pond — Understood Betsy character guide

> Mr. Pond in Understood Betsy by Dorothy Canfield Fisher.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0001-ii-betsy-holds-the-reins

## Who they are

A neighbor who helps with farm tasks and appears in the story.

## Relationships

### [Elizabeth Ann](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/understood_betsy_se/characters/elizabeth_ann)

_professional_

Mr. Pond is the local schoolteacher who helps Elizabeth Ann adjust to a new educational environment.

### [Elizabeth Ann](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/understood_betsy_se/characters/elizabeth_ann)

_professional_

Mr. Pond is the local schoolteacher who helps Elizabeth Ann adjust to a new educational environment.

### [Elizabeth Ann](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/understood_betsy_se/characters/elizabeth_ann)

_professional_

Mr. Pond is the local schoolteacher who helps Elizabeth Ann adjust to a new educational environment.

## In the story

### [The New Clothes Fail](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/understood_betsy_se/chapters/ix-the-new-clothes-fail)

Mr. Pond initially fails to notice 'Lias, but after learning of the stepfather's actions, he takes 'Lias under his care and buys him a new outfit.

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