Gilbert Sambon

A foundling is left in front of the home of a rich aristocratic bachelor during the Nice carnival. The marquis adopts the child but soon finds that he cannot cope, so he employs a nanny who turns out to be the child's real mother. Just as the two have fallen in love and there is a happy ending in sight, the woman's husband - long thought dead - turns up.

Germain, a widower with two children, is thinking of remarrying for them. He leaves for the neighboring village, taking little Marie with him, who will work as a maid. He is to meet the widow Guérin, a nice catch. The little caravan wanders around the devil's pond. Seeing Marie's interest in the children, Germain decides to marry her.