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• The narrator hid in the tree, behind the deer-flap door, when noisy people crossed the meadow on their way to the gorge.

Discovery and a Trap

• A group of hikers arrived one morning, prompting the narrator and Frightful to hide inside the tree.
• While planning to make a turtle shell lamp with a deer-hide wick, the narrator heard a scream.
• Speculating with Frightful, the narrator believed their deer trap had worked.
• The hikers examined the large trees, estimating them to be three to four hundred years old.
• The hikers were disturbed by a weasel, later named The Baron, causing them to run from the forest.
• The narrator and Frightful retrieved a deer that had been caught in their trap after dark.

Preparing the Deer

• The narrator spent the rest of June smoking and tanning the deer hide to make a deerskin suit.
• Using a bone needle and old city pants as a pattern, the narrator cut out the pants for the suit.
• The narrator burned the city pants bit by bit to make charred cloth for the flint and steel.
• Lacking enough deer hide for a blouse, the narrator made large square pockets for food gathering.
• The pockets were designed to hang in front and down the back, connected by straps.
• The pants were finished in July and the narrator was very proud of them.

Food and Foraging

• With pockets and pants, the narrator collected new foods such as daisies, poplar bark, and puffballs.
• Puffballs are mushrooms; the narrator was careful when eating them and continues to do so.
• The mushroom expert at the Botanical Gardens said even he didn’t eat wild ones

Acorn Flour

• The inner bark of the poplar tree tasted similar to wheat kernels, which the narrator dried and powdered into flour.
• Acorns were found to be a better and easier alternative for making flour in August.
• Acorns were baked in the fire and ground between stones to make flour.
• The narrator mixed the flour with spring water and baked it on a piece of tin, creating pancakes.
• The pancakes were flat and hard, resembling Indian bread, and were carried as leftovers for lunch.

Training Frightful

• The narrator trained Frightful using a lure consisting of meat tied to a piece of wood covered with hide and feathers.
• Frightful would swoop out of the sky to catch the lure while being completely free.
• The narrator would grab Frightful's jesses after she caught the lure, and they would sit on the big boulder while she ate.
• Frightful caught her first prey, a sparrow, unexpectedly while training with the lure.
• The narrator prevented Frightful from eating the sparrow to avoid her going wild, and instead gave her the lure.

A group of hikers stumble upon the narrator and Frightful's hidden tree, leading to humorous encounters and the successful trapping of a deer. The narrator then prepares the deer hide to make a deerskin suit, utilizing resourcefulness and craftsmanship. They avoid noisy people by hiding in the tree.