: The appearance of the dog, Grass, and the rescue of Mitrash.
: Finding personification and metaphors used by Prishvin to bring the forest to life.
: The disagreement between the siblings at the "Lying Stone."
: The harmony between humans and nature, the importance of mutual support, and the consequences of stubbornness.
: Introduction to Mitrash and Nastya and their independent life in the village.
: Understanding the work as a "skazka-byl" (tale-true story), blending realistic descriptions of nature with fairy-tale elements.
Based on the structure of the story typically studied on or around page 165: