A statue by the river reminds a boy of his dead mother.  His stepmom tells him that if the statue will eat a rice ball, he can have one too, so off he goes.  The insect children are playing in the depths of the forest when walking stick falls from a tree and starts to cry. One late night, a pack driver is returning home when he meets a beautiful woman.
Then the stone statue stretched out 
its stone arms and embraced the child.
La Ksitigarbha abrazó al 
niño con sus manos de piedra.
La Ksitigarbha abrazó al 
niño con sus manos de piedra.
Então a estátua esticou seus braços
de pedra e pegou o menino no colo.