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Tom ran after Digby, but he didn’t stop until they were all the way out of town and in the fields.
That naughty cat! They reached a crowd of farmers who were just finishing their work for the day. Digby darted through an ox’s legs and tore off into the distance.
Animals like sheep and goats were kept for meat as well as for milk, which was turned into cheese. Most
farm work was done by hand, but farmers
Many ancient Greeks worked in the fields, farming
the land. They grew olive trees for olives and olive oil, barley and wheat for porridge and bread, and grapes for making wine, which was a very popular drink. They also grew fruit and vegetables such as figs, apples, pomegranates, cabbages, onions, garlic and cucumber.
with more money kept them
to help their fields.