Do you know "Hanasaki Kajiisan"? Let's read famous folktales in Japanese!
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This time, I would like to introduce the story "Hanasaki Kajisan".
"Hanasaki or old man"
One rainy day, a white dog was walking soaking wet.
The white dog stumbled to the old man's house.
The kind-hearted old man and old woman who noticed this were surprised, and hurried into the house to wipe their bodies.
After that, the old man and the old woman named him Shiro and decided to live with the dog.
Shiro grew up quickly after eating a lot of rice.
One day, the old man took Shiro to the mountains.
Then Shiro, who always listens to the old man, suddenly started running.
When the old man followed Shiro, Shiro tapped the ground and said,
"Wow! Doggie here! Doggie!"
cried.
The old man wondered and dug in the ground... oh my god!
From the ground, large and small coins came out.
The old man took it home and told the old woman about the day.
"Grandmother, Shiro told me where to find the Oban Koban."
"Well, that's great."
“Shiro is a smart dog.
Watching the situation from the window was the nasty old man and old woman next door.
"Old man, you can get rich with that dog."
"Well, let's go next door tomorrow and borrow that dog."
The next day, the ill-mannered old man lied and asked him to lend it to him because he wanted him to help with the farm work.
Shiro stopped when the nasty old man violently pulled Shiro away.
The old man misunderstood and when he dug there, many snakes and monsters came out from the ground.
"You liar! You deceived me!"
The nasty old man got angry and hit Shiro, and Shiro died.
Upon hearing this, the kind-hearted old man became very sad and buried Shiro under a small tree.
Then, strangely enough, the small tree grew steadily and became a very big tree.
The old man made a piece of wood out of it.
"If I eat rice cake with this, I wonder if Shiro will feel like he's back..."
When I pounded the mochi, strangely enough, a lot of large oval gold coins came out of the mochi.
Then, looking at it, the ugly old man came to borrow the mysterious thin.
When the nasty old man made rice cakes at home, this time mud balls came out, so the nasty old man got angry and burned the rice cake.
The kind-hearted old man was very sad and took the remaining ashes home with care.
At that time, the wind blew softly and the ashes were blown away.
What do you think then? The withered trees nearby were shining brightly, and the cherry blossoms were in full bloom.
A lord who happened to pass by was moved by the beautiful cherry blossoms, praised the kind-hearted old man and old woman, and gave them many rewards.
The nasty old man and old woman also imitated him and tried throwing ash on the tree, but the cherry blossoms did not bloom.
On the contrary, the scattered ashes caught the lord's eyes, so he
"Rude person!"
and put them both in jail.
How was it?
It's a story that if you try to use something only for yourself, nothing good will come of it.
This story is one of the five great old tales of Japan, just like the monkey and crab that I introduced last time. It's a very famous story, so I'm sure some of you have heard of it.
The last one is a mysterious ash, and I think it's very interesting with the unexpected ending of cherry blossoms. Also, this time, there are many words that express states and situations. For example, "Furafura" and "Sukusuku". How many have you found? Let's think together about what it looks like. If you understand the meaning, please try to use it positively when you write a composition.
This time, I introduced the story "Hanasaki Kajisan". Were there any new words you learned? I hope you enjoy the story.
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