âÂÂThis distinguished book for boys and girls from eight to twelve describes the people and customs of the great Hungarian plains. It is the story of the boy Jancsi who lives with his mother and his father, the âÂÂGood Master,â on a farm in Hungary; about his cousin, Kate, who comes from the city to live with them, and whose headstrong ways an d temper are set right by the kindly understanding of the âÂÂGood MasterâÂÂ; about KateâÂÂs and JancsiâÂÂs races on horseback across the plains, their fun at the fair, their trouble with the gipsies; about the shepherd who made wood carvings, and whose tales kept the children listening till sunset. â -- Dust jacket