Mary, the great Percheron, besides pulling wagons or logs in and out of the valley, and being used for jousting in competitions, aided the pages in their efforts to gather fruit. The pages stood on her back and used long poles to reach the highest fruit. Apples, pears and cherries were the big prize. The pages fed her the fruit regularly and she gently worked with the pages. She started to balk when it came to pulling logs. Red was the only person Mary truly obeyed for such work.
Wolf didn't pay Mary much attention, having been bit by her. Mary however took a shine to Wolf and seemed to be miffed at being ignored. Whenever she saw Wolf Mary made a beeline to him and nudged him, demanding attention. Red suggested that he pay more attention to Mary. Mary returned his friendliness and soo
