The Tea Shop by the Sea
On Saturday, a boy walks east with his elder and younger sisters to the sea. In a tiny tea shop, an old woman tells them about her childhood home across the sea and her father's fifty sheep.
Comparison “N1 is more X than N2”: N1 は N2 より Adj. Basic N5 pattern.
“dictionary form + ように” means “as if …”. Compares the manner of an action.
“N + のように” means “like N” — comparison with a noun.
まで marks the endpoint of motion (“up to / as far as”).
Quote + と + a verb of speaking.
The counter 頭 is used for large animals (sheep, cattle). Number + 頭 + の + N.