Writer's Choice Shorts 'Eggs for Supper'

England, 1644. The Civil War is not a distant rumble any more. It is boots in the lane, swords in the yard, and soldiers who killed her friend's brothers just last week. When the King's men ride toward the Carew farm, Ruth's mother gives her one clear task: take the satchel of valuable documents up into the loft and hide them there. There is only one problem. Ruth has not been able to climb a ladd...