In this chapter, Hirohito explains to the audience how he came to rescue the kite from the wind. He tells the audience that the kite's weight is due to the fact that each of them has a "mass" . He explains that the wind itself is a "collection of energy" , and he is grateful to the wind for saving his life when gazelle died. The wind itself, he says, is a failure because it is made up of nothing but waste. He asks the wind to untie the ropes around the kite so that he can use it to rescue him from the storm.