Jade Fern Grove Sitting flat on your bum doesn't buy any bread.

The man seemed and sounded kind and, while he was talking to her, she was going through plots on, how to steal that groundhog of his more succesfully. Chances were not great, because the animal was big, it would slow her down and the guy would catch up with her quickly. The proximity of her home also did not help much, because she was unsure on, how her mom would act, if she found out that Esma had been out stealing. 

So... no. she sighed and met the man's glaze and offered him a small smile. "Will you sacrifice it to your Atka and Sos?" she asked him, struck by a sudden idea. If he was planning on doing that and if his rituals were in any way similar to those her mom practiced... she could memorize the location and return for it later. With John not seeing her steal, he would probably be none the wiser.