Episode 3 (Manga)

Synopsis
The children manage to escape the wolves by heading into a cave that the god of the waterfall offered as an escape route. They leave their felled deer as they venture through the cave's path to the other side. Usumgallu comes up with a plan to ambush the wolf pack when they make their approach through the waterfall. They aim their crossbows at the cave's entrance, and manage to wound and kill several of the predators. Usumgallu experiences another lapse of ingenuity, lighting a branch on fire to ward off the wolves, with Pan throwing in sticks to act as kindling and spread the fire.

The children escape from the cave's exit, but the wolves have already started following them from a distance. Despite covering a lot of ground, the wolves have managed to pick up their trail from the blood they have all over them. Usumgallu thinks up another plan, leading the children to a mud bath where they can lie in wait for the three wolves.

The wolves make it to the mud bath, and happen to find their decoys, wrapped in their bloodstained clothes. They now sprung their trap: they immediately rain down crossbow bolts and subdue the pack of wolves. The wolves attempt to escape the onslaught, but Fwawa and two other dogs block their escape. One wolf, in a frenzy, pounces on Usumgallu, leading to Kirta drawing a knife to save his friend by stabbing the wolf. The other two wolves manage to retreat, and Kirta rejoices by hugging Usumgallu, which Usumgallu reciprocates.

At the end of their battle, Usumgallu leads them to a hot spring to wash off, a place where Usumgallu and their parents go when it is cold or when they need to pick up sulfur for salves. Usumgallu is unsure of whether or not she should show her body when out bathing, as her grandfather warned her to not reveal their body. Usumgallu decides to wrap her clothing over her chest. Pan asks why she had done so, and Usumgallu lies, saying that she suffered a wound there after the wolf pounced on her. Now, the children believe that Usumgallu is a girl, but this does not stop Usumgallu from playing with them in the spring bath.

The children then decide to head home, and invite Usumgallu as a thank you for saving them and for the crossbows. Usumgallu leaps at this chance to explore a village where people live.