By Daniella

In the beginning of chapter 8 it starts off like this: in the morning Annemarie heard her Uncle Henrik leaving the house. He was walking to the barn to milk the cow Blossom. After Annemarie woke up again she went to the window in her bedroom. Then she saw a bird in an apple tree and she could hear it sing. Her sister Kirsti was in the kitchen talking to mama.  Her best friend Ellen was sleeping. When Annemarie got downstairs she saw her sister trying to make their cat drink out of the bowl of water. Annemarie said that cats don’t drink water they drink milk.

In the middle of chapter 8 the soldiers are taking all the butter from everyone. They are taking it from farmers too. Then they are eating it all up. Annemaire took Ellen to a favorite place of hers. It was beyond the barn. After, Annemaire introduced Ellen to Blossom their cow.

In the end of the chapter Mama was scrubbing and she was dusting because Uncle Henrik always keep his house messy. Uncle Henrik said, “Tomorrow will be a good day for fishing.“ Annemaire’s Great Aunt Birte had died. Before they put her in the grave they kept her in her casket in their living room.