Chapter 1 of this great novel starts with a very intense sequence. We are introduced
tostirring a pot of oatmeal over the fire, and we are also told that Charlie left the door to
their house open. This allowed a bear to enter the cabin. Lyddie quickly takes charge of the
situation and gets everybody present into the loft in order to seek some protection against the
hungry bear. The bear rummages around the room and eventually gets burned by the boiling
oatmeal. The bear makes its way out of the house, and the children are so relieved that they
begin laughing. Unfortunately, Lyddie's mother doesn't think it is any laughing matter. Lyddie's
mother is convinced that the bear is a sign of the end times. She tells the family that they are
going to leave the next day "to be with the faithful when the end comes."
Lyddie and Charlie refuse to leave with their mother and the rest of the kids. They
decide to stay and tend to the house and surrounding land through the winter. Part
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