Summary

The book starts with Sarah Noble and her father camping out in the wilderness. The two are on their way to Connecticut to go and build a house for their family. As Sarah lies there she sees her father sitting across from their little camp with his musket across his lap. This is the first time the two are staying out in the wilderness and as Sarah begins to hear the noises of the forest around her; an owl, a fox, and a wolf. She begins to get scared, calling for her father to tell her of home.

Her father starts to recount the tale of how he came home to tell their family about the land he bought in Connecticut. Sarah begins to visualize the scene as she sees her mother with her younger sister. It’s here that the reader also realizes...