Linda's life! Linda is a twelve years old girl that lives in a farm near Inverness, in the north of Scotland. She lives with her parents and her grandfather called Bill. Usually Linda is at school from nine to three p.m. In the afternoon, when she is at home, she is always busy! Indeed, despite she doesn't have brothers or sisters, she never gets boring. When the weather is good, she likes playing with some small friends in the garden or in the yard. She loves animals: she has a nice dog, two cats, some hens and two white rabbits. The dog, called Lassie, is a very smart Collie; the cats, called Romy and Shiny, are two beautiful persian cats. Even the hens and the rabbits have a name! Instead, when it's rainy, Linda remains in her bedroom reading some good books and the dog is always with her. She prefers adventure books, but she reads also many books about animals because she would like to become a vet for curing sick animals. In the evening, after dinner, above all in winter, she watches tv with her parents or plays chess with her grandfather. She thinks that it is nice playing with him because he is a good player. He is an happy man and he is always in a good mood. The only bad habit he has is smoking. He smokes pipe and Linda doesn't like the smell of tobacco, but she is so happy with him that sometimes she doesn't realize he is smoking!