She is not long gone. She returns holding four squirrels by the tail (no explanation about how she got them) and a host of little tubers the size of cherry tomatoes. The tubers get buried under the hot ash while the squirrels are skinned and roasted on spits. While they cook, she gathers wild greens and berries, piling them on the bark platter to make a salad.

When it's all done, she digs up the tubers and takes the squirrels off the fire.

"And there you have it. Free of charge."