I knom I am a bit late to the party, but this game was too beautiful not to leave any comments!
First of all, it confused me so much. The fact that I couldn't do everything on time, I didn't know why my chickens were not coming out, what was I to do with the eggs, if I were to figure out how to water the plant sooner would I see a taller version of it, what was the mailbox-like looking thing near the gate, and so on. I read about all the other messages left by other players so I now know the answers to these questions that I had.
I also want to say that while I was playing, I just felt extremely insufficient. The first time a crow appeared I shooed it away, the next time when there were three of them, the fact that I could not unsettled me so much. I don't even want to talk about the day where the crows were just everywhere. The passage of days and the slow transformation of the place was so sad yet beautiful too! And the goats dying, ah! I just cannot believe that in less than an hour I was so connected to them and burying them was really saddening! Oh also the ghost goats! I waited to see them again but I guess it was a one time appearance. I thought I could just adopt them the first time!!
I have a few questions too;
1- Was the stick used for anything except for to draw a continuous line on the dirt as Tikvah was walking?
2- I still don't know how to eat the eggs exactly. We are not supposed to cook them right? After reading the other comments I played the game again and after collecting the eggs I just went to the house and when I came out the basket was empty so I guess I ate them?
I just have so many feelings about this game and as I read on I just became more invested and now it is all I can think about. I want to thank you for sharing this lovely work with the world! It really did change my night in a way I could not have imagined!
Hope you are having a nice day, best wishes!!
Edit: Also forgot to mention, I just want to imagine that in the end Tikvah went to where her goats are. When the game ended it was all I could think about and wanted to share this too.