Tiny Fran is the daughter of the Hoovers. Tiny Fran has a nasty disposition. She likes to control and intimidate people. Tiny Fran finds herself pregnant without a husband so her father, Mr. Hoover, arranges for her to marry a tenant farmer, Burr, in exchange for land. Tiny Fran has a son and a daughter named June. She favours the son, Roland, and ignores June.