 The real reason Brede was selling his place was because there were some money issues associated with the banks and stores at the village, but they made it seem as though he was selling the place on his own freewill in order to avoid disgrace.The last part of Book One tells of Isak obtaining another wonder for his farm, this time, a mowing machine.He attempts to assemble it but fails and requires Eleseus’ reading skills to help him fix it.