Although there is no explanation, this chapter is used as a hint of foreshadowing for the rest of the book. This can be seen with the introduction of Misskaella. In the first chapter she is the "old witch", but in the second chapter, which is from her point of view, she is a little girl. This can be seen because she is carried off the cliff by Ann Jelly. Foreshadowing or signaling is a way of telling the reader that something is about to happen and that this person or event is important (Harvey Chapman). In the first chapter Misskaella is said to be an old witch; the reader knows she will grow old, but doesn't know what makes her this witch. So the reader knows that something happened that caused her to become the