In the village the Kokiri were going about their business humming a song to themselves. For days it was the same song, and it was a song Mido had never expected to hear again. For days it drove him so crazy he wanted to howl at the moon. Finally he said "What is that song" and Resol said "Do you remember when the tall person came? He played that song. On a big ocarina." Mido stalked off and punched the cliff face. "It's just a song," his fairy said soothingly while he sucked on his bleeding knuckles. "They'll forget it soon." A red wave rose up in him and he kicked apart the rotted old log that used to call the Kokiri together. The twins went into the woods to get a new one. Mido shouted after them, "I'll break that one too!" But they brought back a new log and no one sang the song anymore and he let it stand. Even though the wrong feeling never went away.
Fado said, "The Great Deku Tree had a baby." Mido remembered, sourly, that the tall person had said something about the Tree. He couldn't make himself be excited. He went and saw him, the Deku Sprout, and didn't like him as much as he liked the Great Deku Tree. But as the boss of the Kokiri, there were things Mido had to do. He told the Deku Sprout, "We'll have a festival for you," and the Deku Sprout said, "Wonderful!" and when Mido announced it on the ridge over the village the Kokiri said things like that too.
They'd sing songs at the festival. They sang songs every day, and a festival was supposed to be the best kind of day, so of course they had to sing. Mido overheard Refa saying to Fado, "But we can't sing the song that we heard from the tall person, because it hurts Mido's feelings."
"Feelings?" Mido snapped. "'Feelings,' nothing. You couldn't hurt my feelings if you tried. I just want you to show a little respect."
Refa said, "Respect for what?"
Mido started to say something, and then started to say something else, and then walked away. Fado said, "Yes, I see. Feelings."
A festival was supposed to be the best kind of day. In the end, it was just a day that was loud.
The Deku Sprout said, "Mido, you did a good job organizing." Mido said, "I miss Saria."