Book1:TeDream-Maker

hemwithnewsorstoriesshehadgatheredahemspellboundwithfasatingtalesoffar-offpces，someofwhichhappenedhundredsofyearsago．RaisinghereyestothepeainthesilvervaseLotus’mindwaheteststoryAmaliahadtoldthemaboutatalkingbuffalo,anevilyoungmonkwhoabusedtheimprecations,andadazzlinglybeautifulyoungwidowandhersadfate,allofwhichhappenedinaforestofpeas．ShealsothoughtofAngelica’sshortpoem：

    "Atasideghepearesembledanoldmonkreverentlypraying，

    Heremaihereonthewindowsill,sereneandquiet,deeplythinking，

    Suddenlyawhiffofgentlebreeze,asofttrembletothepetalsbring，

    Ablinkofhiseyeisinitselfabrightshaft.”

    Inthegoldenmsun,Lotusseemedtoseethepeachforest,theimprecation-tingbigbuffalo，theevilyoungTaoist