In Hearn’s novel, Gohē, a village headman who lives atop a hill in his village, notices an approaching tsunami wave when he sees seawater being drawn out rapidly from the shore. In order to warn his fellow villagers, who are busy with festival preparations, Gohē uses a torch to set fire to his recently cut sheaves of rice.
在赫恩的小说中，一位住在山顶名叫Gohē的村长看到海啸巨浪迅速靠近，海水被从海岸线快速抽走。 为了警告忙于准备过节的的乡亲们，村长用火炬点燃了刚刚割下的稻草。 围拢到山上救火的村民很快发现了脚下肆虐的海啸。Gohē迅速的带头和牺牲成功地挽救村民的生命。