Farmer Regina suffers greatly from her childlessness, because it means that the Hallwanger farm has no heir. A former suitor, whom she rejected for Martin Hallwanger's sake, also torments her with references to her childlessness.
Martin Hellwanger, Bauer
Großdirn
Hagbauer, Bürgermeister
Regina
Vinzenz Haunstetter
Vollmershauser
Peter, Knecht
Vroni, Kucheldirn
Maria Haunstetter
Der kleine Andreas (Kind)
Michael - sein Sohn
Monika, seine Frau
Wiesmatinger - ein alter Bauer
