In this chapter, the fox tells the boy that he is his older brother and that he has hurt his own brothers. He asks the boy to acknowledge him as his younger brother, but the boy refuses, saying that he already does not want to do so. The fox tells him that he needs his tail to prevent the trees from drying up, and the boy agrees to give it to him only until the boy turns 18 years old. The boy says that he did not come to stop him, but to tell him that the trees are already dead.