then the lady sparrow, as we will now call her, introduced all her family to the old man. this done, her daughters, robed in dainty crape gowns, brought in on beautiful old-fashioned trays a feast of all kinds of delicious foods, till the old man began to think he must be dreaming. in the middle of the dinner some of the sparrow's daughters performed a wonderful dance, called the "suzume-odori" or the "sparrow's dance," to amuse the guest.