text: [Themes: Slice of life, cat, nature]
  
  > Go downward
  You leap down off the chestnut tree.
  
  You hear a distant rumbling approaching from the north.
  
  You're not going to be able to carry on without food.
  
  > Go south
  You wander south a ways before turning back.
  
  To the north, a glinting beast comes into view.
  
  > go west
  The way is slippery and steep. You slide back onto the trail.
  
  The glinting beast bears down on you!
  
  > Go east
  To the east, icicles hang like fangs within a giant maw of snow. A large pair of matching tracks lead out of shadows of the snowy mouth and to the west. A path loops north and south.
  
  A rotting log lies half-exposed in the snow.
  
  The yellow-feathered bird pecks at the snow.
  
  > Scratch log
  Violence isn't the answer to this one.
  
  The yellow-feathered bird flies off to the north.
  
  Your hunger has become unbearable. With your last remaining energy you curl up to sleep. When you awake, night has fallen. You set out in search of the Provider, hoping for his kindness. If that fails, there are always insects.
  
  > check your inventory
  You carry nothing between your teeth. You are also quite hungry, and covered in pale ash.
  
  > Go east
  On the floor, lies your food bowl, as bare and empty as your stomach.
  
  > Wait
  Time passes.
  
  The yellow-feathered bird alights on the fence.
  
  > go to the south
  You enjoy curling up in the blankets' warm folds, though when the Provider is here, you do so with care. He is mean enough when un-provoked, and does not appreciate being woken. A cord hangs beside a billowy wall to the east. A mingling of faded scents lure you northward.
  
  The Provider snores beside you.
  
  > climb the tree
  There are too few branches to climb very far up. Tearing away a piece of bark, you leap back to the ground.
  
  You're starving!
  
  > take the bark
  (first dropping the yellow feather)
  Dropped.
  
  You gingerly pick up the bark with your teeth.
  
  > go west
  The cottage window is too high to reach.
  
  > Go east
  From the inner sill of a window, you look east over a snowy landscape. Although the window's light warms you, a cold breeze emanates from its base.
  
  You hear snoring to the west.
  
  > put the bark in the gap
  You coax the bark into the gap. Oh, no! It falls through.
  
  You hear snoring to the west.
  
  > open the window with the bark
  That doesn't seem to be something you can unlock.
  
  You hear snoring to the west.
  
  > drop the bark
  Dropped.
  
  You hear snoring to the west.
  
  > Go west
  You enjoy curling up in the blankets' warm folds. Light streams down through an eastern window. A mingling of faded scents lure you northward.
  
  The Provider snores beside you.
  
  Your stomach aches with hunger.
  
  > go to the north
  Here the Provider divines food from the cupboard's magic containers, and prepares it on the ledge above you like only a Provider can. It seems that all roads lead to your food bowl: there's an alcove to the west, a small flap northward, a lumpy mountain to the east, and a pile of blankets southward.
  
  On the floor, lies your food bowl, as bare and empty as your stomach.
  
  > go to the east
  You leap up onto the lumpy mountain...
  
  There is just enough room in this cozy corner for the lumpy mountain and the confusing black box that faces it. The lumpy mountain is home to some of your finest claw and scratch marks, though your Provider has never shared much enthusiasm for the art. The scent of your food bowl wafts in from the west.
  
  You can see a flannel shirt here.
  
  > get shirt
  You gingerly pick up the flannel shirt with your teeth.
  
  > Go east
  From the inner sill of a window, you look east over a snowy landscape. Although the window's light warms you, a cold breeze emanates from its base.
  
  You can see a sizable piece of bark here.
  
  You hear snoring to the west.
  
  > put the shirt in the gap
  That doesn't fit.
  
  You hear snoring to the west.
  
  > drop the shirt
  Dropped.
  
  You hear snoring to the west.
  
  > stand on shirt
  You get onto the flannel shirt.
  
  You hear snoring to the west.
  
  > put the bark in the gap
  You need to be holding the bark before you can put it into something else.
  
  You hear snoring to the west.
  
  > get the bark
  You gingerly pick up the bark with your teeth.
  
  You hear snoring to the west.
  
  You're beginning to feel dizzy.
  
  > Open gap
  That's not something you can open.
  
  You hear snoring to the west.
  
  > open the window
  You insert a paw into the gap, but can't get enough leverage.
  
  You hear snoring to the west.
  
  > put the bark in the gap
  You coax the bark into the gap. Oh, no! It falls through.
  
  You hear snoring to the west.
  
  > get the bowl
  You'll have to get off the flannel shirt first.
  
  You hear snoring to the west.
  You'll have to get off the flannel shirt first.
  
  You hear snoring to the west.
  You can't see any such thing.
  
  > get the bowl
  You get off the flannel shirt.
  
  From the inner sill of a window, you look east over a snowy landscape. Although the window's light warms you, a cold breeze emanates from its base.
  
  You can see a flannel shirt here.
  
  You hear snoring to the west.
  
  You enjoy curling up in the blankets' warm folds. Light streams down through an eastern window. A mingling of faded scents lure you northward.
  
  The Provider snores beside you.
  
  Here the Provider divines food from the cupboard's magic containers, and prepares it on the ledge above you like only a Provider can. It seems that all roads lead to your food bowl: there's an alcove to the west, a small flap northward, a lumpy mountain to the east, and a pile of blankets southward.
  
  On the floor, lies your food bowl, as bare and empty as your stomach. Both you and your Provider know where your bowl is. It's an arrangement that suits you just fine.
  
  > get the bowl
  Both you and your Provider know where your bowl is. It's an arrangement that suits you just fine.
  
  > Go west
  Charcoal-stained stones form a shadowy alcove that culminates in a chute overhead. The strong smell of smoke is rivalled by more savory scents to the east.
  
  You can see a pile of pale ash here.
  
  You're not going to be able to carry on without food.
  
  > go chute
  You claw your way up the stone chute...
  
  The pitched roof of the Provider's cottage affords an excellent view of the surrounding valley. A stream winds through forest to the east and south, while a woodland trail to the west links scattered farmhouses, such as the neighboring one beyond a fence to the north.
  
  The wind blows south.
  
  > About yourself
  The wind blows south.
  
  > check your inventory
  You carry a sizable piece of bark between your teeth. You are also quite hungry, and covered in pale ash.
  
  The wind blows south.
  
  > eat the bark
  That's plainly inedible.
  
  The wind blows south.
  
  Your hunger has become unbearable. With your last remaining energy you curl up to sleep. When you awake, night has fallen. You set out in search of the Provider, hoping for his kindness. If that fails, there are always insects.
  
  > look at the aspen
  Slender, silvery aspens climb straight toward the sky. Caught in the branches of an aspen, is a red balloon.
  
  > Break branch
  You sharpen your claws on the trunk of a tree.
  
  > get log
  The log has rotted away much of its weight. It's still too heavy to lift, but you might be able to get it rolling.
  
  > Roll log
  You roll the log over. It's humming with insects.
  
  You're starving!
  
  > eat the insects
  The rotting log is roughly the size of the Provider's leg. Buzzing insects are swarming around it!
  
  Ouch!
  
  > move the insects
  You are unable to.
  
  > get the insect
  Ouch!
  
  > Roll log
  You roll the log over. It's humming with insects.
  
  > Roll log east
  You roll the log in front of you, carefull to avoid the gathering swarm of insects.
  You can't, since the huge door is in the way.
  
  > look at the door
  The huge door seems relatively featureless.
  
  > examine the maw
  Inside the snowy maw is a huge door.
  
  Inside the snowy maw is a huge door.
  
  Your stomach aches with hunger.
  
  > enter the hole
  You get into the hole.
  
  > Go upward
  You'll have to get out of the hole first.
  
  > Go outside
  You get out of the hole.
  
  To the east, icicles hang like fangs within a giant maw of snow. A large pair of matching tracks lead out of shadows of the snowy mouth and to the west. A path loops north and south.
  
  You can see a hole (which is empty) and a buzzing log here.
  
  > Roll log west
  You roll the log in front of you, carefull to avoid the gathering swarm of insects.
  
  A north-south trail runs beneath a canopy of chestnut trees. You've seen giant glinting beasts stampede here, especially in the mornings and evenings. A lesser track leads east.
  
  You hear a distant rumbling approaching from the south.
  
  > Roll log east
  You can't even go that way!
  
  To the south, a glinting beast comes into view.
  
  > Go up
  You scramble up a chestnut tree, pieces of bark falling beneath you.
  
  Below, the glinting beast roars onward.
  
  > Wait
  Time passes.
  
  Below, the glinting beast whizzes out of view.