CONTENTS

CHAPTER I.: My Infancy.
How I Looked—My Name—Walking—InTea Season—My Toys—“Kidnapped”—O-dango[9]
CHAPTER II.: At Home.
Introduction—Dinner—Rice—Turning toCows—A Bamboo Dragon-fly—A WatermelonLantern—On a Rainy Evening—TheStory of a Badger[23]
CHAPTER III.: The Village School.
A Mimic School—Preparations—The School—HowClasses Are Conducted—Out of Tune—AMoral Story—School Discipline—Playthings—“Knife Sense”[35]
CHAPTER IV.: In Tokyo.
Where We Settled—A Police Stand—Stores—“Broadway”—Illumination—TheForeign Settlement[51]
CHAPTER V.: My New School.
Tomo-chan—The Men with Wens—A CuriousPunishment—How I Experienced It—Kotoro-Kotoro[62]
CHAPTER VI.: Chinese Education.
My Chinese Teacher—How I Was Taught—Versification—MyUncle—Clam Fishing—AFlatfish[76]
CHAPTER VII.: An Evening Fête.
My Father—His Love for Potted Trees—ALocal Fête—Show Booths—Goldfish Booths—SingingInsects—How a Potted Tree WasBought[91]
CHAPTER VIII.: Summer Days.
A Swimming School—How I Was Taught toSwim—Diving—The Old Home Week—Returnof the Departed Souls—Visiting the AncestralGraves—The Memorable Night—AVillage Dance[102]
CHAPTER IX.: The English School.
A Night at the Dormitory—Beginning English—Grammar—Pronunciation—SchoolMoved—Mother’sLove[114]
CHAPTER X.: A Boy Astronomer.
What I Intended to Be—My Aun View—MyParents’ Approval—My Uncle’s Enthusiasm—TheTotal Eclipse of the Sun[128]
CHAPTER XI.: In the Suburbs.
A Novel Experiment—Removal—Our NewHouse—Angling—Tomo-chan’s Visit[143]