Kouya Hijiri: CHAPTER 21

"You must be tired." She said. "Are you going to bed now?"

"Thank you, but I don't feel sleepy yet. I washed away all my fatigue at the stream"

"That stream cures all illnesses. Even when I feel tired to death, if I stay there half a day I feel refreshed. In the winter it snows on all the streams and cliffs here, but that part of the stream remains unfrozen. Injured monkeys and birds come to bathe there, so it can cure your fatigue too." She chattered on. "If you don't feel sleepy, let's talk for awhile. I feel lonely. Living deep in the mountains, I sometimes feel I'll forget how to talk. If you get sleepy, don't hesitate to tell me. You'll be able to sleep well, since its quiet here. Not even the sounds of birds or dogs.