At last the father said, "We will return to Tokio, to-day. We have had a pleasant and honorable holiday."
"I wish first to find some of the intelligent crabs that make straight tracks by crawling sideways," said Tara. He had seen in the tea-house at Enoshima some wonderful crabs, and hoped to find one for himself.
"And I wish to buy return gifts for Tei and Baby Onda in the shops!" said Umé.
So while Tara hunted for crabs after breakfast, Umé and her mother hunted for gifts.
The little boy found no large crabs; neither did he find any good place to fish for eels, but Umé found a lovely pearly necklace for Tei, and a pink shell for Onda.
In her eagerness to reach home and show the gifts, she gave little thought to the beautiful sights to be seen from the train.
She heard her grandmother say, "There are some fine young bamboo saplings. They would look well beside the gate-pine-tree at New Year time."
She heard Tara ask, "Why are they used in the gateway arch?" and her grandmother answered, "Because they stand for constancy and honesty."
"I will ask Benten Sama constantly for my wish to be fulfilled," said Umé to herself.
When they reached home, she ran at once to find Tei, but Tei had gone that very morning on a journey to Nikko.