Boys and Girls

This story is about a young girl growing up in rural Canada. This story hit real close to home with me. My family never lived on a farm, but we live in small (50 people and most of them related to me) town in MN and raised chickens and rabbits. This story tells about the perception of boys and girls from the narrator's eyes and the way boys and girls are perceived in the world. The narrator was sort of a tom boy at first, wanted to do what her dad and brothers did. I was like that too. I always wanted to help Grandpa in the field, pick rocks, bail hay, work the cows and the hogs. She thought housework was boring too. Again, so did I. Who wants to stay inside and do house work when you can be out having fun in the sun or snow, where all the action is. I think when they put the horse down was the turning point for the narrator. She started doing typical girl things. Daydreaming and dresses and even learned to enjoy the house work. I did get into the boys and the house work but I still enjoy getting my hands dirty every once in a while.