Our Little Asian Cousins: Japanese, Korean, Chinese

OUR LITTLE CHINESE COUSIN boy who lived in a quiet home with his father and mother, and the three were very happy together, for they all loved each other dearly.”

“As soon as I know who it is, I will tell you,” said Chenchu, breaking in at this point.

“But the mother died when the child was only seven years old, leaving him and his father alone together.

“The father was very lonely without his wife, and often his eyes would fill with tears. The child noticed this and wondered what he could do to comfort his papa, for he had a kind heart and thought more of his papa's sorrow than he did of his own.

“What thoughts passed through his mind we cannot tell, but he seemed to have determined to devote himself entirely to the task of making his father happy.

“In summer when it came time to go to bed, the child would fan his father's pillow to make it cool, and in winter he would lie down on his couch to make it warm, and in a hundred little ways like this, he manifested his love for –” “Wasn’t it Huang Hsian?” asked Chenchu, with a little yawn.

“Yes, do you not think he was a good little boy?”

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