Perhaps it’s possible to climb up on the roof of the woodshed? There’s a good view from up there, but not as good as the birds that fly high above. Imagine if you could fly like a bird. But people can only fly in aeroplanes. Suddenly Madicken remembers what Abbe told her about the war and people jumping out of aeroplanes with only an umbrella. What if it’s possible to make a jump like that from the roof of the woodshed…