INSTRUCTIONS: Read the story carefully and answer the questions that follow. Background: What do you think it would be like to live on a farm? In this story, Beth wishes she could

live in the country.

ometimes Beth hated towns and cities! They were taking over and the farms and open land were disappearing Beth wished she could live on a farm, but her dad was a mechanic. He repaired machinery for a mill in town.

Beth's favorite times were spent with Grandpa on his farm. Beth spent almost all her weekends with Grandpa. On cool evenings, Grandpa would light a fire. Beth loved to read by the firelight just like girls did when this was the frontier

On Saturday momings, Grandpa was always up early, ready for his long day of chores. First, the pigs had to be cleaned. Then the stallion had to be brushed. When Beth was little, Grandpa let her milk the cows, but now he use milking machines.

In the afternoon, Beth and Grandpa walked the horses. This was Beth's favorite chore. Grandpa's davorite place to walk the horses was Bear Mountain. It took most of the afternoon to ride all the way out o the mountain and back. Grandpa and Beth always packed a lunch to eat on the mountaintop. As they hared their fruit and milk, they talked. Grandpa told her how much he liked to look out the farms and wns for miles. These trips to the mountain reassured Beth. They made her know that there was still ough land and open spaces. They helped her to not feel so closed in by civilization.



1 Where did Beth like to spend her weekends?

3. Why did Beth's family live in town?

4. Why did Beth like going to her grandfather's farm?

5. What were some of the chores that Beth and her grandfather did?

6. Why do you think Beth's favorite chore was walking the horses?

7. What did Beth and Grandpa take with them to the mountain?

8. Why did Beth like to go the mountain?​