Opa Reads

Ralph helps with the road crew and then the removal of stumps us done with the help of dynamite…with grandfather’s blessing and to his great joy.

Annie gets red ribbon and Grandfather “finds” Millie all before Uncle Levi repairs the spreader for the new strawberry and tomato Field

Uncle Levi shows up to help take care of Grandfather, and his main concern is to get good food into him. That is where Annie Littlehale comes in—she cooks a full days worth of food for them and then disappears.

Grandfather keeps seeking out Millie, but she isn’t found on the payrolls.

Grandfather and Ralph can’t get the butter to set until Annie is called in to help. The rest of the day is spent picking apples and then topped off by Ralph receiving a used manure spreader.

Grandfather gets rid of one ornery cow in trade for a good milker, and then commences to tell Ralph about an oak crop from 1814.

Ralph finds a new and chipper grandfather when he wakes, then during milking grandfather decides he will trade the brindle to ’Bijah.

Ralph invites Annie to teach him how to cook, but trouble follows that good intention. By morning, though, Grandfather catches a vision for the farm.

Ralph survives on eggs and burned food, and he shares some apples with the Yella Colt.

Ralph arrived home to an empty house, but is grateful to be back with Grandfather, to see Annie, and to work the Yella Colt. The food is burned, the flies overwhelm things, and the calves are skinny.