Rachel, a Hutterite Girlby Rachel Maendel |
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"This is a deeply refreshing story about Rachel and her Hutterite childhood. The simple, precise text is permeated by the pure light of giving."
--Anthony Masters, Author and Broadcaster
"What do you girls have in your aprons?" Aunt Susie asked.
"Eggs!" they said, proudly.
Rachel and her cousin, growing up on a Hutterite farm colony, find goose eggs hidden in the rushes by the river. Rachel borrows a "broody hen" from the colony’s chicken barn, and her father helps her build a nest box.
When the eggs finally hatch, everyone laughs to see the big geese following the little "mama" hen. But the geese are always getting in trouble. One morning the worst happens, and Rachel finds them dead. But wait! Are they really gone? There’s a surprise twist to the end of the story.
About the Author and Illustrator
Rachel Maendel grew up in the Rosedale Hutterite colony in Manitoba, Canada. Today she works in the communal kitchen and laundry of the Darvell Bruderhof in Robertsbridge, England, and loves to tell stories to her many nieces and nephews.
Hannah Marsden has lived all of her life in a Bruderhof community. She cares for the elderly and sick and loves teaching children the joys of nature through drawing and painting. She also lives at the Darvell Bruderhof.