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K-Gr 4—A farmer can't decide which of his two sons should take charge after he is "dead and gone," so he challenges each of them to fill the house with a penny's worth of something. When neither of the young men can carry out his mission, he reluctantly allows his daughter to try. Despite the fact that "Everyone knows that girls can't run farms," Mary fills the house with music from a simple, handmade reed flute and with light from a single candle, and her humbled father chooses her to run the farm. You see, Mary's "very spec...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Mary's father, overlooking his daughter, promises the family farm to whichever of his sons uses a penny to "buy something...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Tanya Landman carefully paces her retelling of a traditional tale. Although Mary’s brothers take the first turns in their father’s competition, the early declaration that “Mary had brains” hints at the story’s outc...Log In or Sign Up to Read More