THE
XII
and
WIND
pliedher
IN
wheel
THE
PINE
TREE
her shuttle in the
or
of
shade
the great Pine Tree, whilst her ears heard the sound of the wind in its branches. her eyes Sometimes looked
out
and
waits
pathsof
the
over
watches.
She
than grave gay, seldom. Her voice was
the
as
sea,
calm,
was
who
one
restless,
not
she smiled not voice of a Heavenly
though
more
the
Being. concerningthe the crane of him province, the
is
crane
the streams
and
she says, when
slowlyin He
she
saw
rice-fields.
green
She
of valleys
the
the
The
upon
far
over flying so province,
was
the far
Youth
at
work
in the
lingered,circling
crane
stood up. tlie valleys and streams ; he
brightair.
looked round
looked into the
the
the
something,for
knows
great traveller.
a
from
Youth
Now
Youth
The
sky.
I hear the call,"he said. " I may tarry no longer. Voice in my heart,I hear and I obey." "
that he left the
With to
and
down
came
to
each
to
other.
his friends.
the The
unknown
sped the pathsof
flew behind
pushedthe strong wings. At
one last,
Youth rest
took
of them
a
boat
and
went
stood upon
the the
for many And the sea.
the white
when
the wind
failed,
the wind
of her
boat
the boat.
she
All
together, they seashore,weeping and clinging
away to sea, and the beach. On
well fare-
bade
and his father and his sistersand
his mother
his brothers
and rice-field,
And
boat forward
eveningabout 103
with
a
day over
the hour
crane
of sunset,