A few minutes of walking around later, shouting for Sophia to come out of hiding, "Sophia! Sophia, come out of hiding so we can go home! I am not enjoying this experience," Poropo eventually heard the sound of sniffles and tears. Running in the direction of sadness, huffing and puffing from exhaustion and worry, the monk finally found Sophia huddled against a tree. She was covered in her own tears, weeping about being lost and scared.
She looked up at Poropo who had just found her, "H-how did you find m-me? W-why did you come looking for m-me? I was being so m-mean to you...I'm s-sorry...please take me h-home..." Sophia was still a little brat, but a crying child could not be scolded until she stopped weeping. Poropo simply picked her up, barely able to hold onto her with his weak arms, and carried her back home.
The kind monk was tolerant of Sophia all day and, based on the child's weeping, she was being mean to Poropo to test his kindness. Poropo just smiled and said, "It is important to test a person's kindness, I do not disagree, but perhaps next time you can give me less grueling tasks, hah hah hah! Also...don't run away again - that is never ok."
Taking her home, Poropo gave the tired Sophia to the maid who had requested the monk to look after her. A separate maid come to Poropo and thanked him by giving him his job's reward.
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