The narrator tells his uncle about a monk who stayed with him for a long time, but eventually killed himself. The narrator says that this monk's death was part of God's plan to repay him for his rash act, and that he likes his uncle's name so much that he's willing to leave him. When the narrator returns to his monastery, he promises to visit his uncle often. He also says that when he can take care of himself, he'll open a chicken shop with his uncle.