Who is Ellen in Harvest Moon?

Answer 1

Characters with the name Ellen appear in many Harvest Moon Games, as I'm not entirely sure to which you refer, I will cover them all:

In the original Harvest Moon (SNES) Ellen is the owner of the Restaurant, and one of the available wives. Ellen is an animal lover and is usually found outside the Livestock Shop. She is the girl that gives you your dog on your first day.

She plays much the same role in Harvest Moon GB, and in the remake for GBC, Harvest Moon GBC.

This Ellen appears again in both Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town (GBA) and More Friends of Mineral Town(GBA), but not as the same character. This Ellen is Grandmother of Stu, a small boy, and Elli, one of the available wives (who strikes an interesting resemblance to the earlier Ellen).

When Ellen was younger, she was very sick and it caused her legs to weaken. She spends all day in her house next to Mary's library and doesn't even go to any of the festivals. The only time she's seen out of her house is at Elli's wedding ceremony. Since she can't leave her chair, often she'll ask you to do favors for her when you go to visit.

In order to participate in the Stocking Festival (Winter 25th) you're going to need to become good friends with Ellen. If you give her a ball of Yarn (any size) and she likes you enough, she will knit you a stocking to hang on the coat-hanger in your house. If you go the bed after 9PM on the 25th of Winter, Thomas will come by and give you a little gift.

In Harvest Moon: Magical Melody (Wii) Ellen lives at the Blue Sky Ranch and is young, and a marriage candidate, once more. She comes to your house on the 2nd of Spring to give you a dog.

The elderly Ellen comes back again as a customer in My Little Shop (a game for the downloadable Nintendo Wiiware system).