In this chapter, we learn that the narrator is a student at the university, and that he has just returned from a trip to France, where he met with his host's family. He is very excited to be back in France, and he asks his host if he can introduce him to some of the dishes that are popular in France. The host says that he would be happy to teach him, but that he is not a good enough teacher to teach anyone. The narrator asks him if he would like to learn some dishes from his host, and the host says yes. He tells the narrator that he can only see his host as a "scatterbrain" because she "presided over others over herself" . He says that this is one of the reasons that he likes his host so much, because he is able to see people in a wider perspective than he can see himself. He also says that his host has a strong heart, but he can't see his own heart as strong because he "Prioritizes others over himself" , which is why he likes him so much. He then tells the story of the bear and the rabbit, which he reads aloud to his host. The bear tells the rabbit to go with him on a trip, but the rabbit refuses, saying that he cannot do that. The rabbit returns to the bear's cave, where the bear returns to his cave. The chapter ends with the narrator saying that the host has fallen asleep, and she wonders if he and she have gotten closer. She says that both of her parents work, so they don't have much time to spend with him. She tells him that she is thinking about going to France while she is in the university.