The cow must be milked again and the animals must be fed and tended. For supper, Mother serves the pinto beans, some fried potatoes, and a large pan of cornbread. The family is thankful the garden has supplied enough vegetables for the year. When they finish supper, Margie washes the dishes in a pan filled with water heated on the stove, Mother puts away the dishes, and Roy and Father chop the wood and fill the wood box for the next day's use. When the chores are finished, Father reads a story by the light of the kerosene lamp.
Mother sits down at the pump organ and they all sing some songs together before retiring.
The bedrooms are chilly so they snuggle in their beds under quilts Grandma made. Roy and Margie look forward to going to their cousins' house on Saturday night, where the family gets together to listen to the Grand Ole Opry on the radio. Their cousins live much closer to town and have electricity. When it is time to go home, they will climb back in the wagon hitched to Sadie. Some of their relatives have cars or trucks.