Twelve-year-old mosca mye hasn't got much. Her cruel uncle keeps her locked up in his mill, and her only friend is her pet goose, saracen, who'll bite anything that crosses his path. But she does have one small, rare thi...Twelve-year-old mosca mye hasn't got much. Her cruel uncle keeps her locked up in his mill, and her only friend is her pet goose, saracen, who'll bite anything that crosses his path. But she does have one small, rare thing: the ability to read.