Chapter 1

Sasha woke with a jump, startled by the pothole the taxi driver had just driven over. Just a week ago, she decided to look into the letter she had received from her grandfather, who had passed away many years before, and was on her way to Stardew Valley. She had read about it online, and favored the idea of moving into the quaint little town.

She had loved the idea of owning a farm ever since she was a little girl, running around all the plants and feeding the animals when she visited her grandfather. He used to ask her to help him with the common daily chores, but after her grandfather had passed away, she forgot about the days she cherished most.

A few minutes later, Sasha drifted off once more, dreaming about all the adventures she might have there, only to be woken by a noticeably tired and grumpy man when she arrived at the entry of the farm. She paid the driver the heavy fee, and asked if he would be kind enough to help her with her luggage. He sighed deeply and slowly unfastened his seat belt, mumbling something under his breath that Sasha couldn't understand. He unpacked her bags from the trunk, and then slammed it closed. Sasha happily said, "Thank you for the ride!" only to have realized that he was already in the car, with the engine started. He drove off, leaving Sasha standing alone with her things. Now, in the quiet, she had a moment to admire the large house, glad that she asked Robin, the local carpenter, to do the repairs before she had arrived.

As she stood in silence she could not help but think to herself about how lovely the old house was, taking a mental note to remember to thank Robin later for her amazing Handiwork.

"Wow!" She thought.

"I'm so lucky to be living here. I wonder where I can find Robin's House, I need to thank her!"

After she had dragged her few boxes into her house, Sasha sat down on a rickety chair that had been there for god knows how long, sighing at the large amount of other boxes she had delivered to her house with her furniture, extra clothes and other unnecessary items. She stood up and stretched her arms, eventually deciding that she would move her bed upstairs, set up her sheets, and then collapse into bed. She checked her watch. It was 2:14 pm, so she had plenty of time. She didn't take into account how difficult it would be to move her bed into the upstairs bedroom however, and only got the bed up a few hours later. Her sheets weren't as difficult to carry, and she made up her bed in no time. Finally, after she cleaned the sink, found her toothbrush and pajamas, and jumped onto the bed, she thought to check her watch again. 9:50.

"Damn!" She thought.

"It got way too late." she sighed. "I thought i'd at least have time to introduce myself to someone!"

She yawned grumpily, but after climbing into the bed, her anger drifted away as she quickly fell into a deep sleep under the warm cotton sheets.

The next morning, Sasha jumped up to the sound of her screaming alarm clock, startled. After rubbing her eyes, she glanced at the alarm clock, and was nearly shocked to see that it was 6:00 in the morning. She wanted to fall back asleep, but after 5 minutes of contemplation, she decided that she would have to wake up a lot earlier than normal if she wanted to be a real farmer. She dragged herself out of her warm bed, took a shower and got dressed for the day. While looking through a small grocery bag for cereal, she made a mental checklist of things she would have to do today.

- Find the shops and buy groceries

- Meet at least 5 people

- Unpack

- Find a gift for Robin to thank her

After eating, she walked to her front door, and just as she was about to turn the knob, she jumped at the sound of a knock. When she opened the door, she was greeted by a friendly face.

"Hello?" said Sasha.

"Hi! Welcome to Stardew Valley! I'm Robin!" said the stranger.

"R-Robin? Really? It is so nice to finally meet you! I was actually going to find your house later on and thank you. You did an amazing job with the house!" said Sasha.

"Aww, well that's very kind of you! I wanted to introduce myself to you, so that you would have someone to talk to if you needed help." said Robin. She took off her worn rucksack, and pulled out a rolled up sheet of paper. She handed it to Sasha. "Also, I wanted to give you this; It is a map of our town! It might seem small, but it's easy to get lost, so I thought you might be able to use this."

"Really?" said Sasha. "That is so kind of you! I really appreciate it, and I am glad that you came over. I was actually stunned by the condition of the house when I got here… it's amazing! Are you sure I paid you enough? It looked like a lot of work." Sasha had used most of her savings to pay Robin for the carpentry work, but it seemed to her like it wasn't enough.

"Of course!" said Robin. "I'm just glad that you like it. I worked especially hard because you're new here, and I wanted you to feel welcome. Anyway, I must be leaving now; I have a lot of work to do. Lewis asked me to make new tables for the Egg Festival…Oh! By the way, it's on the 13th of spring, and starts at around 9:00. I hope I see you soon, and if not, at the Egg Festival!" said Robin, walking away.

"Bye!" said Sasha, waving to Robin.

"She's sweet!" thought Sasha. "I hope everyone is like her."