piteously meaning in French

adv. de façon pitoyable

However, a dog grasped his pant leg, piteously crying, and so moving God of Heaven to leave a few seeds from each type of grain with the dog, thus providing the seed stock of today's crops.
Ému, le Dieu du ciel laissa quelques graines de chaque type au chien, fournissant ainsi le stock de graines de l’agriculture d'aujourd'hui.