Summary

In "The Cottage" section of "Knock Knock Wolf," Gretel attempts returning to work but feels consumed with her mother's language. One day while at the house, Sarah runs runs away. She finds her at the stream. Gretel realizes the water calls to her.

In "The River," Marcus continues wandering, fleeing the canal thief. One day he encounters a little girl near the river, who turns out to be Gretel. She offers him bread and Marcus reads her the riddle book. Sleeping in the tent at night, Marcus hopes his parents are looking for him.

In "The Hunt," Gretel sneaks wine into the shed for Fiona. Fiona begins explaining why she no longer wanted to be a boy. Gretel tells her about the Bonak, how it represented everything they were afraid of. When Fiona asks...