Yawning beside the watery tomb, I
watched her mind working.
She didn’t hesitate for a moment.
She pressed her head into the spring
to become the revenant spirit of a
human being.
I heard something like bells.
I want you to rest well, beside us with the
dogs.
It was the first time I remember her
speaking to me like an adult.
When I had done, I looked for a bell,
so that I might cover it with the body,
and hide it well.