Mud covered walls and a thatched roof cover the earthen, well-swept floor, packed hard from many generations of feet packing it hard. A fire burns brightly in the dim interior and a wood covered window is thrown wide to let the smoke escape. A few modest woven chairs and a fur skin rug are around the hearth, and a beaten copper pot hangs over the fire, simmering. The smell of mutton stew fills the room.
Modest living area, Inside Cottage
grandmother
father
I am a role model for my children. I provide for the family with meat and I keep a roof over their heads. I am stability to the family, and keep things together and provide safety to my children.
Yes Mother, it would be my pleasure.  Thank you for watching the children while I was gone. I am excited for my beloved wife to return to us. I have missed her! Oh that reminds me! I was suppose to bake cookies for her birthday tonight. I'll start making the dough. Could you throw a few more logs into the fire? Of course!  She will love that!  Shall I get the metal pan?  I can call the children to help you get ingredients if you would like to stay seated. I know you must be tired. Nonsense. Baking cookies is one of the last things I can help out with around here. But do send in the children! Someone has to know how to make these cookies after I'm gone You make days so special!  I can't think of losing you or never having another one of your cookies!  Children!  Come in to help please! You didn't forget a gift for your wife now did you? I have made her this new copper pot but that is just a ruse because I really have a beautiful necklace for her!  I hope she'll be surprised! Oh she'll love it! See that, children? That's a proper way to surprise someone. I'll wrap it in this fur skin and tie it with some twine.  Oh yum...children...bring your Father a piece of that cookie dough! You never could stay away from the sweets! Be careful with all that raw dough Don't worry Mother, if it hasn't killed me by now, then I'm all the stronger for it.  I could never resist your cookie batter! Children, sweep the front porch before your mother gets home! Dinner will be ready in 15 minutes and I want everything to be nice and ready. Son, go get a bottle of mead from the cellar.