The chapter opens with a description of the mushroom valley. The narrator explains that this is a mushroom valley, a place where animals come to eat, drink, and rest. It's a place that's very similar to the mushroom farms in the U.S. In fact, the narrator says, it's similar to a mushroom farm in England. It also has a lot in common with the mushroom fields in India, where the narrator's mom lives. In other words, this is the same mushroom farm that the narrator and his mom have been living in for the last few chapters. This is the first chapter in which the narrator describes the mushroom farm as a kind of mushroom village, where animals can come and eat and drink and play. He's also describing the mushroom tunnels, which are basically tunnels that the animals have to crawl through to get to the other side of the mountain. He says that the tunnels are so small that they're almost invisible to the animals. He also says that there's no way for the animals to get out of the tunnels, because the handra keeps them locked up. He tells the animals that he'll never be able to do anything with the tunnels if they don't play with them. He then tells them that he has a problem with the foundation of his house, and he's going to have to figure out a way to fix it. He doesn't know what to do with his baby turtles, who have all died of a fungal infection. Mimi tells the narrator that her three baby turtles have died of the same disease. She says that she's sorry, but the turtles are the only ones left alive. She also tells him that the turtles