Bébée; Or, Two Little Wooden Shoes

A foundling child rescued from water-lilies is raised by an elderly couple in a small Brabant garden-hut, growing into a beautiful, flower-loving teenager who earns money selling blossoms at market. After the adoptive father's death she inherits the cottage and vows to keep the flowers alive; the narrative follows her everyday labors, seasonal hardships, and interactions with local villagers as she faces poverty, loneliness, and the expectations of rural life. Through pastoral detail and episodes of domestic struggle, the work explores resilience, attachment to nature, and the quiet dignity of a simple existence.