Japanese
Long, long ago there lived a bamboo-worker in a village. One day he went to a bamboo forest to cut bamboos, when he had his name called from somewhere.
"Mr. Boy. Mr. Boy."
"Who are you? Who is calling me? Where are you?"
"I'm here. I'm here. Mr. Boy. I'm here in a bamboo."
He found a bamboo shaking in the forest and cut it to find a little colorful ladybird coming out of it.
"Thank you very much, Mr. Boy." said the ladybird.
"Why are you here in a bamboo?" asked the boy.
"In ancient time, I was punished for destroying nature by God and closed in this bamboo."
"How old are you? What are you going to do from now?"
"I'm 145 years old and I'm going to come home in the forest. Before coming home, I would like to repay your obligation for helping me. Mr.Boy. please tell me what you want."
"Do you repay your obligation?"
"Yes, I do."
"Well, I am so poor and I have never been to a Capital. But I want to be Samurai(Japanese old soldier) in Kyoto."
On saying so, he found himself to be a Samurai. The ladybird vanished in a moment.
Long, long ago one day in Spring a crow lent much money to the Sun, who didn't return it even after the deadline.
She said to him,
"Mr. Sun. Why don't you return the money I lent you?"
"Don't be in such a hurry. I'll be sure to return to you." said the Sun, hiding in a cloud.
On an Autumn day, she went to the Sun again,
"Mr. Sun. Why don't you return the money I lent you?"
"Don't be in such a hurry. I'll be sure to return to you." said the Sun, hiding in a rain.
Winter came when we had much snow and cold wind. She remained still in the nest. At last she used up her money.
Spring came when we had many flowers and warm wind. She flew up to the Sun in the sky.
"Mr. Sun. Why don't you return the money I lent you?"
As he didn't return the money to her, she kept on flying high in the sky, saying,
"Return the money. Return the money."
Even now in Spring she keeps on saying to the Sun high in the sky,
"Return the money. Return the money."
"Return the money. Return the money."
The Sun hasn't returned the money to her yet.(corrected:2002.8.16 Music by Mazuka)
