A statue by the river reminds a boy of his dead mother. His stepmom tells him that if the statue will eat a rice ball, he can have one too, so off he goes. The insect children are playing in the depths of the forest when walking stick falls from a tree and starts to cry (repeat from episode 31). One late night, a pack driver is returning home when he meets a beautiful woman.
川辺にある銅像を見ると、少年は死んだ母親を思い出す。義母は、像がおにぎりを食べるなら、自分も食べてもいいと言う。昆虫の子供たちが森の奥で遊んでいると、棒が木から落ちて泣き出す(第31話からの繰り返し)。ある夜遅く、荷台の運転手が帰宅途中、美しい女性に出会う。