I

Felicite is a humble servant. The lady once had a husband, but he died, and she sold all the wealth, leaving a small farm, which brings a small income. Felicite also has a love story that she recalls.

II

Felicite's parents died when she was very young. She experienced a lot of suffering, living as a shepherd and a servant - she was beaten and scoffed at her in every way. As a young girl, she ended up on a farm in which she fell in love. Once the owners took her to a ball in Colville. There she met a dapper young man, Theodore, who volunteered to accompany her, and rudely knocked down the hay on the way home. She cried out in fright, and he left.

Later they met on the Bomon road. She wanted to run away, but he suddenly started talking about the harvest and that he wanted to find a wife. At first she did not believe her ears, but gave up. The following week, he persuaded her to go on a date with him.

He swore eternal love to her, but suddenly he began to fear that he would soon be overtaken by conscription, and he would be taken into the army. Finally, he decides to find out everything in the prefecture. At the appointed time, Felicite runs to the meeting place, but there she meets a friend of Theodore, who informs her that it's over - Theodore married a rich old woman to avoid conscription. This is a real grief for Felicite. She goes to Pont-l’Evec.

There she meets with her mistress, whom she still serves to this day. The lady has two children - Paul (7 years old) and Virginia (4 years old). The maid was so attached to the children that the lady made her remarks about this. The lady had an uncle, the Marquis of Gremanville, who was trying to seem like a thoroughbred aristocrat, and the solicitor, Mr. Bure, whom the maid and children very much loved.

An incident happened once: Ms. Aubin and the children were attacked by a bull in the meadow in the presence of Feliste. Felicite rescued her mistress and children from him. This event greatly struck the local population.

Virginia got sick from fright. She was taken to bathing in Trouville. There the girl got better. Then Felicite began to lead Virginia to the lessons of God's law.

III

In the lessons of the law of God, Felicite did not really understand what they were talking about. Soon, when Virginia learned the lessons, Felicite began to imitate her in everything - she prayed, fasted. Thrillingly she gathered Virginia for the first communion.

The lady decided that the girl should get a better upbringing, and decided to send her to the Ursulinok boarding school in Gofler. Felicity was sorry to part with Virginia. To "dissipate" from the sadness of parting, she asked the lady for permission to invite her nephew Victor. But Victor was taken on a long voyage. At this time, the holidays came, and the children returned home. Paul became moody, and Virginia became an adult. The children moved away from the servant who loves them so much.

It was time to say goodbye to my nephew, but Felicite did not have time: when she arrived at the pier, the ship had already sailed.

Virginia, having left for the boarding house, began to feel bad, and wrote to her mother less and less. Once she did not write home for four whole days. Felicite tried to console the lady, saying that her nephew had not written to her for half a year, but the lady was inconsolable.

Felicite learned from the pharmacist that her nephew was in Havana. She decided to find out where it was, and turned to Mr. Bure. He showed her this place on the map, and she asked to show her the house in which Victor lives. Mr. Bure laughed at the naivety of the maid.

Felicite later discovers that her nephew is dead. He suffered from yellow fever, which they tried to cure with bloodletting, as a result of which he lost a lot of blood and died.

Virginia felt worse and died too. For two days, Felicite did not leave the body of the deceased, thinking that she would come to life: for her simple soul, the supernatural was a common thing. Ms. Aubin's grief was unlimited.

Reached years, similar to each other. But once, Mrs. Aubin, the wife of the supreme prefect Larsonier, gave the parrot after the phrase Felicite, who once said that the lady did not mind having such a parrot.

IV

The parrot's name was Lulu. Since he was an unscrupulous bird, the lady decided to give it to Felicity. Felicite is very fond of the parrot - because he is from the region where her beloved nephew died.

Once the parrot was lost, and Felicite looked in horror for him everywhere. But the bird herself returned home. Felicite until the end of life could not fully recover from the experience.

The maid began to lose her hearing; soon she heard only the voice of her parrot. She passionately loved her pet: she talked, caressed him. He became for her almost a son, a lover.

On a terrible winter evening in 1837, Felicite found Lula dead in a cage. The grief of the maidservant knew no bounds. The lady gave the order to make a scarecrow out of the bird so that the maid would not be so killed.

Soon an important event happened: Paul, who had matured, got married and came to his mother with his wife. The daughter-in-law, the daughter of the controller, behaved arrogantly and insulted Felicite.

The following week, Ms. Aubin received the news that Mr. Buret had died. After checking the documents, the lady realized that he had been deceiving her all his life, forging documents and doing fraudulent fraud behind her. She became seriously ill and died. Felicite bitterly mourned her mistress.

Her health was getting worse - her eyesight was falling, she almost lost her hearing. She later developed pneumonia. On the eve of the feast of the Lord’s body, she asked to call a priest. The old servant stuffed parrot was brought to the maid so that she said goodbye to him.

V

With a last sigh, Felicite seemed to see a giant parrot hovering over her head in the wide skies.