Words from the Story
- sledging: riding over snow on a sledge, a small vehicle with runners instead of wheels
- homestead: a farmhouse together with the land and buildings around it
- kerchief: a square piece of cloth worn over the head or round the neck
- finery: a person's best and most colourful clothes, worn for a special occasion
- fancy (noun): a sudden wish or idea; (verb) to want or imagine something, as in 'Do you fancy a walk?'
- splash: to make water fly about in drops
- puddle: a small pool of water on the ground, usually after rain or melting snow
- plump down: to put something down suddenly and heavily
- scramble: to move quickly and awkwardly, using hands as well as feet
- affair: an event or matter, often one that causes trouble
- come to blows: to start hitting each other
- rejoicing: great happiness and celebration
- folly: foolish behaviour
- abuse: to insult someone or treat them badly
- chip: a small, thin piece broken off wood or stone
- pacify: to calm someone who is angry
- lassie: a girl or young woman, an old-fashioned word from Scotland and northern England
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