Episode Title:
The Lost Knife.
Episode Description:
Early the next morning after their first night on their own Ronja and Birk catch fish for food. Ronja notices a wound on Birk's foot and decides to gather moss to help with future injuries, knowing her mother's treatments. A few days later Birk asks Ronja for his knife but Ronja remarks he had it last and the two argue, insisting the other has it. Angry, Birk accuses Ronja of taking it as she is a robber's daughter when Ronja tells Birk he's simply blaming her for his mistake. After exchanging hurtful words Ronja runs off, leaving Birk alone in the cave to live by himself. Soon Birk finds the knife but is too stubborn to apologize, instead sulking in the cave and planning to turn Ronja away when she returns. He realizes how he is acting and instead waits for Ronja in the cave nearly for the whole day before setting out to look for her. Birk finds an injured mare in the forest with Ronja nearby, tearful as she witnessed a bear attack the mare and kill her foal. Ronja uses the moss to put on the mare's wounds and she and Birk reconcile. They name the mare Lia and decide to keep her until she heals as well as milk her so they have horse milk to drink. Together they swear not to let something come between them like something as trivial as a missing knife.
