Part 3, "Kapugen, the Hunter," Section 1 Summary

As Miyax leaves the abandoned wolf den, she picks up a bone the pups have gnawed. She realizes that by deepening the tooth marks she could make a comb, something she's been wanting. She also picks up a caribou antler, reasoning that she may need a club. Returning to her hut, she is stunned to discover it smashed in, her groundcloth and sleepsack torn and strewn over the grass. The food she had laid out is gone, and her icebox is empty. At first, she cannot imagine what creature could have done this, but crouched in the reeds she spots an angry Jello. She steps back, but then she corrects herself and steps forward, waving her antler club. Jello wriggles in submission, and then, when she still steps forward, furious, he rolls on...