Max and others also entered the house. Max and the boy didn't seem to mind that inn which girl described as a very good place to stay was this old wooden house. However the driver didn't seem satisfied being tricked by a child but he didn't say anything seeing Max was silent.
Max looked around and found that this house was almost same as those old Japanese houses. There were four rooms, two on each side of the small corridor. At the end of the corridor was a wooden staircase leading to the first floor. From outside the house seemed as if it would collapse any minute but interior was comparatively in good condition.
"Rou, How many times I told you not to go to the market?" An aged voice rebuked the little girl. Then the door of the first room on the right side opened and a feeble old man walked out with a walking stick.
