The Story of a Farm Girl

Rose is a young girl who works on Maître Vallin's farm. The stifling atmosphere of spring brings her to rest on a bale of straw. She meets Jacques, a farm boy, and has a relationship with him. But quickly, Rose becomes pregnant. Jacques promises to marry her, but when she reminds him of his promise, he flees. Rose gives birth to a boy whom she entrusts to neighbors of her mother. She begins to work hard to forget her misfortune and her son whom she hides from the eyes of Master Vallin. Vallin, instead of increasing his wages, forces her to marry him. Proposal that she accepts in spite of herself, ashamed of being a single mother. The years pass, peacefully, but the master insists on having a child, they listen to many advices and methods to have one, but nothing works. Master Vallin's sadness turns into anger one evening, he becomes violent, Rose confesses to him that she has a six-year-old son. Master Vallin takes this news as a relief, he is going to adopt this child since they cannot have one.