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The winter piles
Before the dark comes, your family needs three piles. You can see them grow on the farm.
| Pile | Where you see it | What fills it |
|---|---|---|
| Woodpile | Along the cabin wall | Gather firewood, fell trees |
| Food | Fish on the drying rack, sacks in the root cellar | Fishing, berries, potatoes |
| Hay | In the hayloft | Mow hay |
Each pile has a friendly marker: full for winter. Fill the pile up to the line and the winter will be cosy. When your family grows, or you get more animals, the line moves up.
In autumn, the report tells you which pile still needs more, and suggests two jobs.
Food must dry first
Fresh fish and berries spoil. Hang them on the drying rack, and they turn into winter food.
What if a pile runs short?
Nobody goes hungry for long. Help comes, one step at a time:
- Mother bakes bark bread from the soft inside bark of a pine. It tastes like the forest!
- Your Sámi friends ski down with dried reindeer meat.
- Neighbours down the valley come with a sledge of food. Next spring, you pay them back.
The year always reaches its sun festival.
