s they are going to hunt it. Without knowing what it means, Omishto says, "I know what will happen" (44).
             In Chapter 3, "Take," the storm is over and a flood begins. The water rises into Ama's house. When the water recedes, Ama sweeps up the mud. Omishto falls asleep. Ama wakes her. Ama begins to pack some things and tells Omishto it is time to go. Omishto does not understand where they are going. Although she does not want to, Omishto follows Ama. They walk a while as Ama follows the tracks of the deer. When they reach the Taiga birthplace, Ama listens for the deer. At this point, Omishto relates to the reader the story of how the panther entered this world through a hole pecked by a bird. Omishto has lost her sense of time. Omishto hears a sound in the opposite direction of the deer. There are footprints from the panther. Omishto then realizes that they are hunting the panther, not the deer. The panther is an endangered species, and killing one is against the la
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