Nine-year-old lara is the daughter of the ri-the leader of her cattle-raising clan. While she spends her days tending to the cattle, her heart lies with her beloved gray mare. When lara goes to the highlands to set the c...Nine-year-old lara is the daughter of the ri-the leader of her cattle-raising clan. While she spends her days tending to the cattle, her heart lies with her beloved gray mare. When lara goes to the highlands to set the cattle out to graze, she finds the mare in the process of a difficult birth.