Percy nodded and said, “Yes. We pack it around the plants and allow it to rot away. It keeps the plants cool and carries dung for the plants to have more nutrients and be fertilized. Your aunt showed me that trick. You get better and much richer plants.”
I was interested in these words. I was sure that nothing would work quite as easily as this for plants to be fed and have a cooling effect on such hot days. After all, each plant continuously set in the sun without relenting. I thought it was nice that Percy and his family considered everything with caring for the animals as well as the plants. Percy had now moved into the barn and began climbing up into the loft. The ladder that he used had been built onto the side of the barn and allowed him to move out onto a ledge before he reached th
