Along the way, Idda greets various people walking or sitting outside their houses. Four or five neighbouring children gather in the sandy space outside the small house. Maggy's father is out at his work as a carpenter. Two flat stools are brought for Idda and me, and Maggy is fetched out of the house. She has a bread bun in her hand, which she drops.
Older sister picks it up, brushes some of the sand away, and nibbles at it.
Maggy sits in her mother's lap, looks sleepy and unhappy, not in a mood to play. Mother and Idda set to work to get Maggy's attention and focus her on some activities. From her bag Idda produces a box of jigsaw puzzles with large pieces. She half inflates a yellow balloon. They slowly creep forward again.