Everyone in Russia were large families (many children )--were mainly engaged in agriculture. From small to great-knew their job. In five years the children were tending cows, sheep. Could milk the cows. Who are older along with their parents cultivated the fields with horses, plowed the land, planted and cared for the crop. The time came--started to harvest. Winter was doing other work--weaving fabric, spun on the spindle of the yarn--knit clothes--AND CHILDREN FROM the CRADLE has HELPED PARENTS ALL over !