Chapters 6 through 11 Summary

In "Starkodder the Ox," Karl continues to track his yearly harvests though he has no almanac in which to record them. He knows that his harvest could be multiplied faster if he had an ox to pull his plow. The lumber company has one ox that has to be shot after it breaks its front lefts and Karl agrees to buy the second ox at a greatly reduced rate of thirty dollars. He pays part and is trusted by the lumber company for the balance. Petrus finds out about the ox and buys one of his own so that he and Carl can share the two in order to break land more quickly. Karl names his ox "Starkodder" from the story of a brave Viking. About this same time Kristina discovers that she is again pregnant She fears the situation because...