Will You Survive The Winter? | ClickHole

1. How was your harvest this year?

Modest.

Meager.

Barren.

Desolate.
2. Have you any draft animals?

One or two, though Copper ain’t much for draftin’ since he slipped in the mud.

Snaptooth’s old, but if I bathe his joints in epsom salt, I can usually get an hour’s work out of him.

No, they ran off—like they knew something was coming.

I haven’t had a draft animal in six, seven winters now.
3. Have you recovered from last winter yet?

Barely, but yes.

I am reminded of last winter everywhere I look.

Yes, save the chill in my bones, which persists no matter the season.

Still trying to recover from four winters ago.
4. Work done honest is work that’s done right—morning, noon, and night.

Aye.

Indeed.

We push on, no matter the hardship.

Yes, brother.
5. Has Pa passed?

No. He’s not the same since the accident, but he’s still got good hands.

Let’s not speak of Pa; he’s ailin’.

Thinkin’ about the dead ain’t gonna bring ’em back. There’s work to be done.

Pa’s gone, although it should have been me.
6. Could you take on another person in your shelter? If one of us hadn’t prepared for the winter?

No. I already have enough mouths to feed.

No, on principle. Each must provide for himself. A winter out in the cold teaches even the laziest the merits of preparation and perspiration.

My shelter is already packed to the gills, but we never leave a brother or sister out in the cold.

It’s not much, but you’re welcome to whatever I have.
7. If you have already stored grains in preparation for the first frost, where would you store them? Be specific.

In my dry cellar, which is locked.

I’m not telling you a lick.

I don’t store grains and wouldn’t tell you if I did.

I can spot a fellow grain thief when I see one.

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You will survive the winter.
Thanks to your preparation, modesty, and grit, you have everything you need to push through the winter. Heed this: The Lord would smile on a man with abundance that could be shared with a friend who is down on his luck.

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You will survive the winter only by the grace of God.
You should have been curing more meats and stocking up on root vegetables, but you’ve got enough to make a go of it. Now, it’s in God’s hands. Although your boy’s already coughing and it’s only September. Heed this: It would be wise to give his share to a neighbor mired in misfortune.

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You will not survive the winter.
Look only to your knavery for this result. Where’s your dry cellar? How did all your mares get sick? Did you spend May planting or resting? Still, godly is the man who can share with a down-on-his-luck neighbor, even when he has little.

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You will not even survive to the beginning of winter.
Never mind the vexing winds and cold reaches of winter—it is unlikely you have enough supplies and food to finish out October. Your grave is an early one, and deservedly so. Your meager fortunes will surely be picked over after your passing. Perhaps your recklessness shall help that soul last a day or two longer.

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