The Eighty Dollar Champion

I am currently reading "The Eighty Dollar Champion : Snowman, the horse that inspired a nation" by Elizabeth Letts.

This is a story about a horse which was in a trailer, on it's way to the slaughter house.  He was saved by a man who saw something worth saving in him.  A horse that had incredible heart, and the man that cared for him.
Here is the publisher's synopsis.

"The Eighty-Dollar Champion tells the dramatic odyssey of a horse called Snowman, saved from the slaughterhouse by a young Dutch farmer named Harry. Together, Harry and Snowman went on to become America's show-jumping champions, winning first prize in Madison Square Garden. Set in the mid- to late-1950s, this book captures the can-do spirit of a Cold War immigrant who believed--and triumphed."

Have you read it?  What do you think?

Redwall - Book 3 Chapters 1-8

Assignment: Read Redwall - Book 3 Chapters 1-8

Questions:
1. Where your guesses correct about the barrel that Jess was saving? What do you think of what actually happened? Was it smart? or silly?

2. What happened to the tunnel that the rats were digging? What are you thoughts & feelings about that?

3. Why didn't Matthias get hypnotized like everyone else when he faced Asmodeus? What was different about Matthias then the others?

4. What's wrong with Cluny?