Caje's dad, Jacob, is a "woodsy" - a hunter, a scavenger, a wild man who sleeps in caves and hollow trees, and doesn't like other people. He's raised Caje, who lost his mother to the fever, to be like him. Caje's dad can see the signs that this is going to be the coldest winter ever. After an encounter with Indians, Caje and his father backtrack to the home of his mother's people. Jacob leaves Caje there and, without telling him, goes off to the wilderness by himself. Caje is uncomfortable with the new family life and decides to strike out on his own so that he will not eat the starving family's food. He is able to shoot a bear, provide food for the family, and learn that people must sometimes be receivers of generosity.
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