In this chapter, we learn that the master of the village has forbidden his child to be born after burning away the bad luck of the fire. This means that the child must be born safely if the fire is put out. The child's mother is furious that the fire hasn't been put out yet. She calls for help, but no one can help her. The fire seems to have caught on fire, and she has to leave the village. She searches the whole village for her missing husband, but she can't locate him. She's afraid that he's trapped in the fire, so she returns to the village to find him.