Having learned how expensive books are in this world, Main resolves to make books of her own. However, she soon finds out just how frail her new body is when she and her elder sister, Turi, decide to go to the gate to deliver something their father forgot—she can hardly take a few steps before running out of breath. But that's when Lutz, a neighborhood kid the same age as Main, offers his help. Main is touched by this and soon makes it to the gate. There, Otto gives her his old slate, letting her experience the joy of writing once again.
I didn't expect Mom to be so conscious 
of her appearance, though.
لكن لم أتوقّع أن تكون أمّي 
.لا تزال مهتمّة بمظهرها
No imaginé que a mamá
le importaría su apariencia.
No imaginé que a mamá
le importaría su apariencia.
Je ne pensais pas
que maman aimait se faire belle…
Non credevo che anche alla mamma
interessasse farsi bella!
E eu nunca suspeitaria que
a mamãe fosse tão vaidosa!
Не думала, что она так беспокоится
 о своей внешности.