Hilda is horrified and hurries to the wounded animal, while the other kids decide to beat it. One of them ends up hitting a raven, and the animal falls to the ground unconscious. Finally, the other kids decide to throw rocks at some birds that are sitting in a tree. While walking across town, Hilda thinks she sees some lightning, but the sky is clear. This however turns out to be playing pranks on people like ding dong ditch. The kids promise to show Hilda some of the cool stuff they like to do. When a group of kids from Hilda’s school stop by at the house to ask if Hilda can come out to play, Johanna finally agrees. Johanna won’t budge, but promises Hilda they can watch the Bird Parade that night. When Hilda objects, she and her mom get into an argument. Now that they live in Trolberg however, Johanna is quite reluctant of Hilda going out alone. Back there, Johanna had no trouble with Hilda going out on her own. The story opens with a flashback set one year before the main story, during Hilda’s old life in the wilderness.
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