The Heart of O Sono San Author:Elizabeth Cooper General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1917 Original Publisher: Frederick A. Stokes company Subjects: Japan Women in Japan Women History / Asia / General History / Asia / Japan Literary Criticism / Asian / General Literary Criticism / Asian / Japanese Travel / Asia / Japan Notes: This is a black ... more »and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: CHAPTER IV On the day that Sono was five years old, the great event of her life came to her. A little farther down the street on which lived the family of Tokuwara was the home of a great friend of Inkyo Sama, O Baku San, the artist. Once every three months these two old dreamers would go to the monastery on the mountain to visit their mutual friend, the abbot of that isolated temple. Inkyo Sama had planned long in advance that at the time of the cherry blossoms, Sono should accompany them to view the long avenue of trees filled with the delicate bloom, for which the gardens of the monastery were famous. For days before the great event Sono went around with a smile on her lips and with dancing steps, because Inkyo Sama had confided the delightful secret to her, and they were only waiting for an auspicious time to broach the subject to the real rulers of her destiny, the mother and Matsu. When the eventful day arrived great was the distress of Sono and Inkyo Sama, because the Honorable Little Mother said that the distance was far too long for childish feet. Sono stood patiently, alternate hope and fear in her heart as arguments were brought forth in favor of the journey by Inkyo Sama, or against it by the careful mother. Finally Inkyo Sama said, "She will not tire, O Yuki San. She will walk upon her honorable feet until we pass the town, then I will carry her upon my b...« less