Mamzelle Aurélie (people call Aurélie "Mamzelle"--mademoiselle--French for an unmarried woman)
Ponto, Aurélie's dog
Odile, Aurélie's neighbor
Elodie, Odile's youngest daughter
Ti Nomme, (petit homme--French for little fellow), Odile's son
Marcéline, Odile's daughter
Marcélette, Odile's daughter
Valsin, working for Odile
Aunt Ruby, Aurélie's cook