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.
If she couldn't get any books to read, 
she'd just have to make them herself.
إذا لم تستطع الحصول على كتاب
.لمُطالعته، فعليها أن تصنعه بنفسها
Wenn es keine Bücher gab,
würde sie selbst welche anfertigen.
Si no podía conseguir libros,
debía hacerlos ella misma.
Si no podía conseguir libros,
debía hacerlos ella misma.
Se non vi sono libri, li creerà da sola.
Se ela não pode comprar livros,
ela mesma vai fazê-los.