Another wonderful book from Marguerite Henry, this one tells 2 stories in one, which is a very unusual structure for her. I loved this book as a kid and was looking for a new copy. If you look at the images, you'll see the 2 different covers for this book, the original, by Wesley Dennis, shows a trotter - the new image for the cover, by a different artist, shows a pacer. This gait, while used by Standardbred horses, is very different than a trot. That's sort of like putting a football player on the cover of a baseball hitting manual! It's sad that the people who now publish her works don't seem to know what the books are about!Luckily the text is still right, and the story still wonderful.