>>795274The village with no mirror
This is a tale from long ago. In Echigo (modern day Niigata prefecture) there lived a man called Shousuke. Shousuke lived with his father. One day, Shousuke's father became sick. Shousuke cared for him as best as he could, but his father died. Every day, Shousuke visisted his father's grave. he brought water and food to his father's grave. Even after getting married he visited his father's grave every day. For 18 years he did this without fail. The people in the village said, "Shousuke truly is a fine man." One day, the local lord heard about Shousuke's story and summoned him to the castle.
Lord: So you're Shousuke?
Shousuke: Yes.
Lord: I heard that your father died 18 years ago and that you'd visisted his grave every day since.
Shousuke: Yes.
Lord: You're a good son, a fine son.
Shousuke: No, I was just visiting my father's grave
Lord: No, it's not just something that anyone would do. Shousuke, you're a fine man. I grant you these beautiful kimonos.
Shousuke: I have kimonos
Lord: Fine, then I grant you possession of a wide rice field
Shousuke: I have a rice field, too
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