In this short scene, the audience is introduced to the characters of the novel, who are described as "elvishes in the wild" . They are the same people who have been described in the previous chapters as "alves in the forest" , "elves out in the open", and "elfs out of the wild." They are also the same characters who have appeared in the earlier stories of the same novel. The title of this chapter is a reference to the fact that the novel is set in the "wild" of the Arabian peninsula, which is described as a "peculiar place" ; it is also the name of the region in which the novel takes place. In this chapter, the protagonist is awakened by the voice of a "yong elf" who tells him that he is "fine" and that he must have some lamb to take with him. The protagonist is terribly sorry for the loss of his wife, but he does not know what to do. He is unable to find the villagers who gave him the lamb shanks and the ring that belonged to his wife. He does not