Meiko's grandmother collapses and falls asleep. Meiko tries to help Iku and tries to help with the housework, but it doesn't work. She mimics her grandmother's bran pickles, but she cannot make it deliciously and feels upset. Meiko tries to come up with the promised strawberries for her grandmother who has no appetite. The monk tells Meiko the whereabouts of the person who provided the strawberries. She rushes to search for the strawberries, but there was a rumor that there is a kidnapper in the neighborhood!