[8] In a mystical forest in a world inhabited by people only a few inches tall and talking animals, the relaxed story focuses on the daily lives and adventures of two of those tiny women living together in a house in a tree; the tomboyish Hakumei and serene, ladylike Mikochi.

Hitching a ride on beetles, Mikochi tells Hakumei about a white bird, Kafu, she considered her pet.

It turns out Kafu is the evening kite, appearing red in the light of dusk, while Mikochi only knew it shining white in the dawn.

Konju's cooking efforts pose a threat to the newly rebuild house, but that is soon forgotten when she teaches an overjoyed Mikochi how to make scented soap.

Iwashi introduces Hakumei to the chairman of the local construction association, Narai, and his deputy, Katen, as she wants to participate in the rebuilding of a stone wall along a road that was damaged in a landslide.

Hakumei stumbles upon an egg house that is the home and hairdresser's shop of a woman named Jada and out of curiosity asks for a haircut.

After getting a short hair cut and becoming friends with Jada, Hakumei learns why the house does not roll away: it is bolted into the ground.

The timid beetle, Koharu, has befriended Mikochi and Hakumei and asks for their help furnishing her home in an urban style as she deems necessary for her new life as a city girl.