C9 Chapter 9

Abel was allowed to borrow a horse and cart from the neighbour, and he and Karine drove to the kennel, which was four miles from their home. It was a fine day. Bumblebees and butterflies buzzed and whirred through the air, and the cartwheels crunched on the gravel in the road. A light breeze stirred the field of rye into shimmering waves across the plain