 The early stories focus mainly on Pinkeltje's adventures in the Grote Huis (Big House), inhabited by a father, a mother, a nameless boy and an unnamed girl (originally a boy and two girls).Pinkeltje doesn't appear to the residents, but is always ready to help them in silence.Later, the emphasis shifts to his adventures in Pinkeltjesland from where he originates and is married to Pinkelotje.