"He had it all figured out—he would give a donkey even for a sister. Not horses, just a donkey." —Chapter 1, page 16

"She might be just a plain little girl, but she certainly wasn't a sissy." —Chapter 2, page 30

"I split my skirt because you said you'd teach me to ride." —Chapter 3, page 44

"Father took the egg offered to him. It wasn't a very good Easter egg, being a tiny bit smeary, but to father it was the most beautiful gift in the world." —Chapter 4, page 60

"I don't sell these things for money, little lady. I give them to my friends." —Chapter 5, page 74

"He had thousands of sheep of his own, but he couldn't resist his greed." —Chapter 6, page 77

"The seeds are the eggs of the flowers, aren't they?" —Chapter 7, page 84

"You would have been a fool if you had paid...