Chapter 5, 'The Fourth Fearful Thing' Summary

One day Jiro is chosen to hold a clam on stage during a performance. Kinshi is to control the snipe, which gets caught in the clam. He hopes his father will come to deliver puppets and see his performance, but his father does not come. Jiro begins to worry about him, as he knows he is not well, and asks Mochida if he can go see him. Mochida gives him permission, so Jiro goes early the next morning.

At the house, however, Jiro finds Taro, his neighbor's son. Taro tells him that Hanji's lungs are bad, so he and Isako left to go to Jiro's cousin's farm in the country. Taro is looking after the house while they are gone. Worried, Jiro leaves and returns to the Hanaza.

One day Kwada the foot operator has...