The Fireflies' Hollow Tree

The hollow of an old tree holds a busy village for fireflies and other insects, with glowing lanterns hanging from the bark outside. In the top left room, a girl and a grasshopper study a model of a river valley, with migration records pinned beside a map. Next door, a moth-winged mother and her small child talk with an older man on a curved sofa under paintings of fireflies. In the top right gallery, two visitors and an insect look at glass display cases holding glowing specimens. Downstairs on the left is a train platform where a conductor, passengers and a green carriage wait beside the track. In the middle a lantern-maker repairs a lamp at a workbench, and at the right a clerk weighs a suitcase at a luggage counter with jars and baskets above. The six rooms fit together like neat pieces inside one trunk.