My Ántonia, Chapter 4: samenvatting

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1. Otto guides the narrator's first long pony ride, and the narrator begins carrying messages and collecting mail.
2. The narrator explores the autumn prairie and associates sunflower-bordered roads with a story about religious freedom.
3. He and Ántonia watch underground-nesting owls and discuss how prairie dogs find water.
4. Ántonia attends regular reading lessons, shares melons with the narrator, and learns household skills from Grandmother.
5. The narrator describes Mrs. Shimerda's poor bread and her method of fermenting dough scraps.
6. The Shimerdas avoid town because of Krajiek's warnings and keep supporting him because they need someone who speaks their language.

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