Fred lived in a shack by the river. It had a cot and a small iron stove and a shelf where he kept a kettle, a battered old iron skillet, and a can of tea and an old battered coffee cup for it. Outside, there was an ax and a pile of wood he chopped up. He had a net for catching fish because he was never much good with a fishing line and he would fry up the fish in the skillet. And some tea with it. Visitors came by to give him more tea and he was grateful.