One day when Rollo was between five and six years old he went out to provehimself in the garden. In a corner of the family plot where his father hadgiven him a ... » 

One day when Rollo was between five and six years old he went out to provehimself in the garden. In a corner of the family plot where his father hadgiven him a little square area to dig Rollo planted corn.He watched the soil for two days two and the corn would not growWhat was the matter? Why he would plant it again and this time with beansGardening is only the beginning of Rollos long list of tasks some greatlypleasurable some less so. With the companionship and guiding hand of thegentle handyman Jonas Rollo undertakes the gathering of wood chips thepiling of firewood and the sorting of nails and none of the tasks seemquite so simple as he expected Even so he wants to show his father that hecan work in this delightful companion volume to the entertaining Rollo atPlay. «