The fox growls at his senzou, who is running away. Tachibana runs after the fox, but he is too weak to stop him. The goddess of the mountain tells the fox that she is the one who gave birth to the mountain, and that it is her duty to raise the mountain in the spring, build it up in the fall, and then sleep it off in the winter. The fox says that he was unable to do this last year because he was inexperienced, but the goddess assures him that he will be able to do so the next time around.