McConkey the Donkey helps with the Trant children’s allotted tasks at Maesmawr Hall farm, Welshpool. He pulls the cart that carries the sack of grain for feeding the hens, the crate to transport expertly-handled cockerels from one field to another, the pails full of newly-dug spuds. The children’s competence and stamina are impressive, from sowing the spuds and bottle-feeding lambs to distributing sandwiches to harvesters. Mrs Trant’s accordion music ends the day.