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Show -81- different road. "She's nice," said Sandy. "Yes, I couldn't ask for a better friend. Life would be very difficult without friends, Sandy.,: "I don't have many friends," Sandy said in a low voice. Svasar looked at her in astonishment. "I don't believe that! Anyone who is as willing to help others as you are must have a hundred friends!" "I've - I've never helped anyone before, and the only real friend I've had is lost!" exclaimed Sandy. "Well, you have friends now! Lamm and I are both your friends, and we'll always be your friends!" Sandy smiled at her gratefully and reached over to kiss her on the cheek. They had almost reached the farms now, and Sandy could hear subdued talking. As they toured the farming area, she saw dozens of women and children working. She noticed how the younger women took great care to help the elderly women, despite the constant tugs of toddlers on their skirts. Many of the women had babies strapped to their backs as they slowly worked their way up the numerous rows, weeding and harvesting the struggling crops. Little children and older children worked together as they hoed and seeded large patches of soil. Svasar then took Sandy to a factory edging the farms, where hundreds of women and children were sorting, cleaning, preparing |
