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Leafhaven Cottage, the family home

Hidden in the fork of a big tree around Daan Forest Park. One storey, one room, with a corner for each thing.

In one line

A cottage of branches, bark and leaves in the fork of a big tree. The roof doesn’t like rain, and fixing it is what the whole family wants most.

Where: In the fork of a big tree
Walls: Woven branches and bark
Roof: Sloped, shingled with leaves
Window and door: A square window on the left, a low door on the right, stones at the base

At a glance

The wood-chip work corner
Thread, wood chips and found tools; this is where Taisheng mends things.
The cloth sleeping corner
Soft old fabric where they squeeze in together at night and talk about the day’s finds.
The paper-box pantry
Dry food kept in a found paper box, counted every day.

The seedling corner inside

The fourth corner is Yehe’s seedling corner: a dark-blue plastic bottle cap with a little soil and one trial seedling, in soft light. It grows slowly, but a little every day.

What they fear most is rain

The roof isn’t waterproof enough yet. On stormy days the family worries their things will get soaked. Fixing the roof is something they all want to do together.

Why you can’t see exactly where it is

Because it’s their secret. The site only ever says “around Daan Forest Park”, never which tree, where the door is, or what can be seen from home, so they can live in peace.

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