a.k.a. in a child's eye

Fumie greeted someone at the door. "Please, come in." Fumie escorted the woman, in a white blouse and beige skirt, through the hallways. Then she showed her into the workroom. "This is the new workroom."
( field trip! )
That evening, Fumie was in the kitchen when she heard Shigeru call out, "I'm home!" She looked up, startled, as he came into the kitchen, with a big smile. Fumie said, "What are you doing back already? I thought you were staying overnight." Shigeru grinned. "I couldn't. It was there! I saw it!" Fumie said, "What was there?" Shigeru said, "A mountain spirit, sitting in the river, washing red beans."

<to be continued>