--- title: Winning Buddha’s Smile, part 9 — Winning Buddha's smile · full text with trees · page 2 description: Winning Buddha’s Smile, part 9, «Winning Buddha's smile»: the whole chapter, every sentence with its dependency tree and pragmatics. It begins: “How old is he?” --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78208/11/page/2/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [tales](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/) / [Winning Buddha's smile](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78208/) / Winning Buddha’s Smile, part 9 # Winning Buddha’s Smile, part 9 · page 2 [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78208/11/) **2** San-Syeng naturally determined to travel in search of his wife, but his body was tired and weary and he resolved to indulge in the luxury of a short nap before leaving the town.[95](../../95/ "tree and pragmatics") During his slumbers, San-Houni appeared before him for the third time, saying:[96](../../96/ "tree and pragmatics") “My poor child\![97](../../97/ "tree and pragmatics") You are looking for your parents and you are unable to find them.[98](../../98/ "tree and pragmatics") It is now time to tell you that I am your father.[99](../../99/ "tree and pragmatics") In the olden days I enjoyed a great deal of influence at the Court, but my enemy, Ja-Jo-Mi, had me sent into exile, with my best friend, Sun-Yen.[100](../../100/ "tree and pragmatics") I was murdered by Su-Rung whom I hired to take me to Ko-Kum-To.[101](../../101/ "tree and pragmatics") As for your mother and your wife, you will find them at San-Jon.[102](../../102/ "tree and pragmatics") A cruel Mandarin has condemned them to death.[103](../../103/ "tree and pragmatics") Hurry to their rescue; the slightest delay may be fatal.”[104](../../104/ "tree and pragmatics") San-Syeng awoke with a start, shook himself and started on his journey.[105](../../105/ "tree and pragmatics") Presently he reached the town referred to in his dream.[106](../../106/ "tree and pragmatics") He was not long in learning that his mother and his wife, unjustly accused of theft, were in a prison cell and were to be put to death the very next morning.[107](../../107/ "tree and pragmatics") The young man ran to the prison where, of course, he found it impossible to enter, so he had recourse to a wise little trick.[108](../../108/ "tree and pragmatics") He entered a merchant’s shop near by, threw his robe over a random object and dashed out of the doorway.[109](../../109/ "tree and pragmatics") He was soon caught, arrested, and thrown into prison.[110](../../110/ "tree and pragmatics") Before employing this ruse, San-Syeng had ordered his servant to come early the next day with his master’s horse and take his place before the prison gates.[111](../../111/ "tree and pragmatics") The room into which the young man was thrust after his arrest was very dark and small.[112](../../112/ "tree and pragmatics") Several persons were already occupying it but it was too dark to distinguish any of them clearly.[113](../../113/ "tree and pragmatics") He joined one of the inmates in a loud protest for some light--the inevitable result of which would be to bring the jailer, who indeed did come running to see what their outcries portended.[114](../../114/ "tree and pragmatics") He stepped between the two men to quiet them.[115](../../115/ "tree and pragmatics") “I shall report you to the Mandarin,” he declared, turning to San-Houni’s son.[116](../../116/ "tree and pragmatics") “What’s your name, anyway?”[117](../../117/ "tree and pragmatics") “San-Syeng.”[118](../../118/ "tree and pragmatics") Yeng-So-Yei and Yeng-Si were naturally very much surprised at hearing this name.[119](../../119/ "tree and pragmatics") They whispered to each other:[120](../../120/ "tree and pragmatics") “That’s my son’s name, sure enough,” said Yeng-Si, “but it cannot possibly be he for he is no thief.”[121](../../121/ "tree and pragmatics") The night passed without San-Syeng being recognized by the two women.[122](../../122/ "tree and pragmatics") At daybreak, they were startled by the loud neighing of a horse and Yeng-So-Yei, who had gone to the narrow opening which served as a window to their cell, cried:[123](../../123/ "tree and pragmatics") “Mother, come here.[124](../../124/ "tree and pragmatics") That horse which has been neighing is the very one which I gave my husband, or at least it resembles it very much.”[125](../../125/ "tree and pragmatics") Yeng-Si, by way of reply, moaned:[126](../../126/ "tree and pragmatics") “Oh, where can my poor son be?”[127](../../127/ "tree and pragmatics") Thereupon, San-Syeng approached his mother and inquired the cause of her grief.[128](../../128/ "tree and pragmatics") Yeng-Si told him of the many sad experiences she had undergone since her departure into exile with San-Houni up to her arrest and condemnation to death by the Mandarin of San-Jon.[129](../../129/ "tree and pragmatics") When she had finished, the young man in turn told his story.[130](../../130/ "tree and pragmatics") His concluding words were--“I have on my arm the name of San-Syeng, but I do not know how it is that I bear these characters which I have tried in vain to remove.”[131](../../131/ "tree and pragmatics") Yeng-So-Yei who had been listening to the conversation could restrain herself no longer and cried:[132](../../132/ "tree and pragmatics") “Tell me, what was your wife’s name and where did she live?”[133](../../133/ "tree and pragmatics") “Yeng-So-Yei was my wife’s name; she lived in the village of Yen-Yu, but I found her home burned to the ground.”[134](../../134/ "tree and pragmatics") “Oh, my dear San-Syeng,” cried the young woman.[135](../../135/ "tree and pragmatics") “Have I found you at last,” and turning to Yeng-Si, “Mother mine, here is your son!”[136](../../136/ "tree and pragmatics") Their greetings naturally consumed some time--their hearts were glad and they were not ashamed to display their emotion.[137](../../137/ "tree and pragmatics") And yet the two women felt bitter and sad to think that soon they were about to die after having touched the threshold of that happiness which their reunion promised.[138](../../138/ "tree and pragmatics") San-Syeng ultimately succeeded in calming them.[139](../../139/ "tree and pragmatics") He enjoyed, he said, certain extraordinary powers of which he intended to make instant use.[140](../../140/ "tree and pragmatics") Presently the young General’s orderly visited his master’s prison where he received orders to announce to the village the arrival of San-Syeng, a special envoy of the King, and to arrest the Mandarin at once.[141](../../141/ "tree and pragmatics") ’Twas but a brief while and the orderly came to report to his master that his commands had been carried out.[142](../../142/ "tree and pragmatics") Meantime, the town officials had rushed to the prison where they surrounded San-Syeng and paid him their homage.[143](../../143/ "tree and pragmatics") At their urging, San-Houni’s son left the prison and betook himself to the town-hall.[144](../../144/ "tree and pragmatics") Yeng-So-Yei, catching sight of the horse she had given her husband, ran to the stately looking steed and imprinted a kiss on the end of its nose.[145](../../145/ "tree and pragmatics") The animal seemed to understand her message, for its eyes as they turned toward the young wife, seemed moist with tears.[146](../../146/ "tree and pragmatics") “No tears now, my good fellow,” laughed Yeng-So-Yei.[147](../../147/ "tree and pragmatics") “You are happier than I for you can continually accompany him whom I love, while I am to be separated from him.”[148](../../148/ "tree and pragmatics") San-Syeng, a witness of his wife’s gentle act, tenderly drew her to his heart, and kissing her hair said:[149](../../149/ "tree and pragmatics") “Henceforth we shall never part from each other.”[150](../../150/ "tree and pragmatics") San-Syeng, his cup overflowing with happiness at having found his mother and his wife at one and the same time, desired to be told about his father, and, at his urgent request, Yeng-Si, with tears in her eyes and a faltering voice, related to him the misfortunes of San-Houni.[151](../../151/ "tree and pragmatics") “Don’t worry, mother dear,” pleaded San-Syeng.[152](../../152/ "tree and pragmatics") “After so much suffering, you are going to have happiness in abundance.[153](../../153/ "tree and pragmatics") I shall do everything I can to make life pleasant for you.[154](../../154/ "tree and pragmatics") Suppose that first we go visit Ou-Pung, the sister, who was so kind to you.”[155](../../155/ "tree and pragmatics") This suggestion was very pleasing to Yeng-Si and they started on their journey to the temple of Ro-Ja.[156](../../156/ "tree and pragmatics") When they were passing by the lake which recalled so many bitter memories, Yeng-Si bade her son to pause.[157](../../157/ "tree and pragmatics") The little party halted while she told the melancholy tale of the devotion of the old lady who had sacrificed herself without hope of recompense or reward.[158](../../158/ "tree and pragmatics") “Mother,” declared San-Syeng, “I am going to place a memorial in this spot to perpetuate the sublime sacrifice of your poor companion.”[159](../../159/ "tree and pragmatics") The General’s orderly was at once commissioned to employ workmen who were to begin immediately to erect a suitable tribute to the old lady’s memory.[160](../../160/ "tree and pragmatics") Before reaching the shrine of Ro-Ja, Yeng-Si related to her son, while they were passing by the grove of bamboo, which figures so conspicuously in our story, under what pitiful circumstances he had been born.[161](../../161/ "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78208/11/) **2** - ← previous: [page 1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78208/11/) - next →: [Winning Buddha’s Smile, part 10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78208/12/) - ↑ back to [Winning Buddha's smile](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78208/)