Sogetsu got sick and would not get better Not even with the warming of the weather Kin hid his illness, but neighbors are nosy Soon after gossip starts the whole village knows Poor seven year old wrapped up tight in blankets To keep him warm as much as for containment The family faced with such a hard decision Had wanted to call in a healer from town But the villagers were excited And an ultimatum was given The family choose to keep their home and loose a son Secretly the mother was consoled Because though her boy was a leper He would be given to the lake to drift beyond....