looking round and admiring the scenery , he noticed a tiny house on one of the hills quite near , and then he distinctly heard a beautiful clear voice reading aloud . seized with curiosity as to who could be studying so diligently in such a lonely spot , he dismounted . leaving his horse to his groom , he walked up the hillside and approached the cottage . as he drew nearer his surprise increased , for he could see that the reader was a beautiful girl . the cottage was wide open and she was sitting facing the view . listening attentively , he heard her reading the buddhist scriptures with great devotion . more and more curious , he hurried on to the tiny gate and entered the little garden , and looking up beheld his lost daughter hase - hime . she was so intent on what she was saying that she neither heard nor saw her father till he spoke . " hase - hime ! " he cried , " it is you , my hase - hime ! "
he distinctly heard a beautiful clear voice reading aloud .
why did prince toyonari approach the cottage ?
why did prince toyonari approach the cottage ?