Leah's Pony
by Elizabeth Friedrich


chores small tasks or easy jobs usually done regularly
dust fine dry earth
pasture a grassy field or hillside
pony a kind of small horse
saddle a seat for a rider on a horse's back
sturdy strong; stout
swift moving very fast
auction  a public sale in which each thing is sold to the person who offers the most money
auctioneer  a person whose business is conducting auctions
girth a strap or band that keeps the saddle in plce on a horse
tractor a heavy motor vehicle that moves on wheels or on two endless tracks