Leah's Pony & auction

We read Leah's Pony at co-op today about a girl and her family who, in order to pay the bank for a loan, went through an auction of all their property.  The girl sold her pony in order to buy her dad's tractor so he could continue to farm.  She bought it for $1.  Then their neighbors purchased other items from the farm for under $1 and gave the items back to the family.  We had an auctioneer visit with us who explained that this kind of thing still happens around here.  Each child brought in a toy to give away and we held our own auction with monopoly money.  Each child went home with something (or many things.)  If something was not getting a bid, the auctioneer did what he does at other auctions and added more things to gain a bid.  It was a fun learning experience for the kids.

Our auctioneer, Bob.