Sara campar i trädgården

Sara camps in the garden

Sara loves the idea of a simple life in nature. She often watches films about people who live in the forest. They make fires, find food and sleep under the stars. Sara thinks it looks free and exciting.

One Friday she decides to try it herself. She is going to live like a real wilderness person for a whole weekend. She packs a sleeping bag, a flashlight, a knife, a water bottle, a rope, a small pot, matches, bandages and a map.

At first she thinks about going far out into the forest. But then she reads that there can be moose, snakes and maybe wolves. So she changes her mind. It is best to start carefully.

Sara puts up the tent behind the house, between the apple tree and the garage. It almost feels like the forest. She makes a small fire in the grill and boils tea. Then she eats blueberries that she bought at the grocery store.

In the evening she hears something outside the tent and becomes scared.

"Sara?" says a voice. It is her brother Adam. "Mom wonders if you want to come inside and eat tacos."

Sara is quiet for a moment. Then she opens the tent.

"Only to survive," she says and goes inside.