Kit grinned a bit, despite the situation. "Bigger than you are," she said. "You had to be big and strong to pick them and haul them around; that's why Kat and I couldn't really help with the farm work much."

"We helped Mamma with stuff though," Kit said. "We helped with the mending, and cleaning up, and sometimes cooking. Sometimes we'd all go out berry picking too, while Papa was out in the field. Or fishing and picking water-plants in the stream."

Kit's smile became wistful. "It was really nice then...", Kit said, trailing off with a bit of a sigh.