1 00:00:01,720 --> 00:00:03,320 Speaker 1: Cool Zone Media. 2 00:00:06,120 --> 00:00:10,520 Speaker 2: Book Club book Club, book Club. It's the Cool Zone 3 00:00:10,600 --> 00:00:17,079 Speaker 2: Media book Club. Hello, welcome to the Cool Zone Media 4 00:00:17,120 --> 00:00:20,000 Speaker 2: book Club. I'm your host, Margaret Kiljoy, and every week 5 00:00:20,120 --> 00:00:23,480 Speaker 2: I read you stories. This week, I'm going to read 6 00:00:23,520 --> 00:00:28,880 Speaker 2: you three stories, all for the price of I guess 7 00:00:29,040 --> 00:00:33,640 Speaker 2: zero stories. Well, I guess the price of advertisers on 8 00:00:33,680 --> 00:00:38,000 Speaker 2: our podcast. But I have stories for you. This is 9 00:00:38,040 --> 00:00:40,880 Speaker 2: a folklore a week. I'm going to read you three 10 00:00:40,920 --> 00:00:44,800 Speaker 2: stories from an eighteen eighty book of Japanese folklore. And 11 00:00:44,960 --> 00:00:49,160 Speaker 2: this particular book was written by American man who lived 12 00:00:49,159 --> 00:00:53,360 Speaker 2: in Japan for a very long time named William Elliott Griffiths, 13 00:00:53,960 --> 00:00:56,800 Speaker 2: and in eighteen eighty he published a book called Japanese 14 00:00:56,840 --> 00:00:59,320 Speaker 2: Fairy World that seemed to have been written with help 15 00:00:59,360 --> 00:01:02,160 Speaker 2: from his Japanese students and is illustrated with art from 16 00:01:02,280 --> 00:01:07,039 Speaker 2: Japanese artists. There's no particular moral or whatever that I'm 17 00:01:07,080 --> 00:01:10,360 Speaker 2: going for with this week's stories. I just kind of 18 00:01:10,480 --> 00:01:12,640 Speaker 2: liked them, and I thought you might like them too. 19 00:01:13,640 --> 00:01:17,840 Speaker 2: I like fairy tales, especially of two particular types, adventures 20 00:01:17,959 --> 00:01:21,560 Speaker 2: and guy falls in love with a mystical lady. And 21 00:01:21,640 --> 00:01:25,680 Speaker 2: so today I'm going to manage to read you two adventures, 22 00:01:25,720 --> 00:01:28,600 Speaker 2: and one guy falls in love with a mystical lady. 23 00:01:29,440 --> 00:01:36,319 Speaker 2: So here we go. The first story is called Watanabe 24 00:01:36,600 --> 00:01:40,840 Speaker 2: cuts off the one's arm. When the capital of Japan 25 00:01:41,040 --> 00:01:44,039 Speaker 2: was the city of Kyoto and the Mikado dwelt in 26 00:01:44,080 --> 00:01:46,400 Speaker 2: it with all his court, there lived a brave captain 27 00:01:46,440 --> 00:01:49,760 Speaker 2: of the guard named Yoramitsu, who belonged to the famous 28 00:01:49,800 --> 00:01:54,120 Speaker 2: Minimotok family. He was also called Raiko, and by this 29 00:01:54,280 --> 00:01:56,400 Speaker 2: name he is best known to all the boys and 30 00:01:56,440 --> 00:02:00,280 Speaker 2: girls in Great Japan. Under Captain Rako there were three 31 00:02:00,400 --> 00:02:05,240 Speaker 2: brave guardsmen, one of whom was named Wuanatabe Suna. The 32 00:02:05,320 --> 00:02:07,320 Speaker 2: duty of these men at arms was to watch at 33 00:02:07,320 --> 00:02:11,240 Speaker 2: the gates leading to the palace. It had come to 34 00:02:11,320 --> 00:02:14,600 Speaker 2: pass that the Blossom capital had fallen in a dreadful 35 00:02:14,639 --> 00:02:18,360 Speaker 2: condition because the guards at the other gates had been neglected. 36 00:02:19,600 --> 00:02:23,000 Speaker 2: Thieves were numerous, and murders were frequent, so that every 37 00:02:23,040 --> 00:02:25,280 Speaker 2: one of the city was afraid to go out into 38 00:02:25,280 --> 00:02:28,720 Speaker 2: the streets at night. Worse than all else was the 39 00:02:28,760 --> 00:02:32,160 Speaker 2: report that one or imps were prowling around in the 40 00:02:32,280 --> 00:02:35,000 Speaker 2: dark to seize people by the hair of their head. 41 00:02:35,880 --> 00:02:38,600 Speaker 2: Then they would drag them away to the mountains, tear 42 00:02:38,680 --> 00:02:42,960 Speaker 2: the flesh off their bones, and eat them up. The 43 00:02:43,000 --> 00:02:45,480 Speaker 2: worst place in the city to which the horned imps 44 00:02:45,520 --> 00:02:49,640 Speaker 2: came oftenest was at the southwestern gate, called the Rajaman. 45 00:02:50,639 --> 00:02:54,480 Speaker 2: To this post of danger, Raiko sent Suna, the bravest 46 00:02:54,600 --> 00:02:57,920 Speaker 2: of all of his guards. It was on a dark, 47 00:02:58,200 --> 00:03:01,320 Speaker 2: rainy and dismal night that soun Sa started, well armed 48 00:03:01,440 --> 00:03:04,880 Speaker 2: to stand sentinel at the gate. His trusty helmet was 49 00:03:04,960 --> 00:03:07,680 Speaker 2: knotted over his chin, and all the pieces of his 50 00:03:07,800 --> 00:03:11,520 Speaker 2: armor wore well laced up. His sandals were girt tight 51 00:03:11,600 --> 00:03:14,320 Speaker 2: to his feet, and in his belt was thrust the 52 00:03:14,360 --> 00:03:18,000 Speaker 2: trusty sword, freshly ground until its edge was like a razor's, 53 00:03:18,520 --> 00:03:21,400 Speaker 2: and with it the owner could cut asunder a hare 54 00:03:21,680 --> 00:03:26,160 Speaker 2: floating in the air. Arriving at the red pillar of 55 00:03:26,200 --> 00:03:29,040 Speaker 2: the gate, Soona paced up and down the stone way 56 00:03:29,160 --> 00:03:33,200 Speaker 2: with eyes and ears wide open. The wind was blowing frightfully, 57 00:03:33,600 --> 00:03:36,400 Speaker 2: The storm howled, and the rain fell in such torrents 58 00:03:36,440 --> 00:03:39,480 Speaker 2: that soon the cords of Sonna's armor and his dress 59 00:03:39,880 --> 00:03:43,920 Speaker 2: were soaked through. The great bronze bell of the temples 60 00:03:43,960 --> 00:03:47,000 Speaker 2: on the hills boomed out the hours one after another, 61 00:03:47,480 --> 00:03:51,000 Speaker 2: until a single stroke told Suna. It was the hour 62 00:03:51,080 --> 00:03:55,360 Speaker 2: of the rat midnight. Two hours passed and the hour 63 00:03:55,400 --> 00:03:58,800 Speaker 2: of the bowl sounded two a m. And Suna was 64 00:03:58,840 --> 00:04:01,560 Speaker 2: still wide awake. The storm had lulled, but it was 65 00:04:01,640 --> 00:04:05,320 Speaker 2: darker than ever. The hour of the Tiger three o'clock 66 00:04:05,480 --> 00:04:08,400 Speaker 2: rung out, and the soft, mellow notes of the temple 67 00:04:08,400 --> 00:04:11,560 Speaker 2: bell died away like a lullaby, wooing one to sleep. 68 00:04:12,440 --> 00:04:18,040 Speaker 2: Spite of will and vow. The warrior, almost without knowing it, 69 00:04:18,320 --> 00:04:21,400 Speaker 2: grew sleepy and fell into a doze. He started and 70 00:04:21,480 --> 00:04:25,000 Speaker 2: woke up. He shook himself, jingled his armor, pinched himself, 71 00:04:25,279 --> 00:04:27,560 Speaker 2: and even pulled out his little knife from the wooden 72 00:04:27,600 --> 00:04:30,520 Speaker 2: scabbard of his dirk, and pricked his leg with the 73 00:04:30,560 --> 00:04:33,559 Speaker 2: point of it to keep awake, but all in vain. 74 00:04:34,400 --> 00:04:39,560 Speaker 2: Unconsciously overcome, he leaned against the gate post and fell asleep. 75 00:04:41,560 --> 00:04:44,760 Speaker 2: This is just what the imp wanted all the time 76 00:04:44,760 --> 00:04:46,800 Speaker 2: he had been squatting on the cross piece at the 77 00:04:46,800 --> 00:04:50,360 Speaker 2: top of the gate, waiting his opportunity. He now slid 78 00:04:50,400 --> 00:04:53,040 Speaker 2: down as softly as a monkey, and with his iron 79 00:04:53,200 --> 00:04:55,600 Speaker 2: like claws, grabbed Sooner by the helmet and began to 80 00:04:55,680 --> 00:04:59,960 Speaker 2: drag him into the air. In an instant, Suna was awake, 81 00:05:00,680 --> 00:05:03,239 Speaker 2: seizing the hairy wrist of the imp with his left hand, 82 00:05:03,279 --> 00:05:06,400 Speaker 2: and with his right he drew his sword. He swept 83 00:05:06,400 --> 00:05:09,400 Speaker 2: it around his head and cut off the demon's arm. 84 00:05:09,640 --> 00:05:13,440 Speaker 2: The one, frightened and howling with pain, leaped up the 85 00:05:13,480 --> 00:05:17,680 Speaker 2: post and disappeared in the Clouds. Soon awaited with drawn 86 00:05:17,800 --> 00:05:20,760 Speaker 2: sword in hand, lest the onone might come again. But 87 00:05:20,839 --> 00:05:23,960 Speaker 2: in a few hours morning dawned. The sun rose on 88 00:05:24,000 --> 00:05:27,200 Speaker 2: the pagodas and gardens and temples of the capital, and 89 00:05:27,240 --> 00:05:32,320 Speaker 2: the ninefold circle of flowery hills. Everything was beautiful and bright. 90 00:05:33,279 --> 00:05:36,240 Speaker 2: Soona returned to report to his captain, carrying the one's 91 00:05:36,320 --> 00:05:40,400 Speaker 2: arm in triumph. Raicho examined it and loudly praised Soona 92 00:05:40,480 --> 00:05:43,920 Speaker 2: for his bravery, and rewarded him with a silken sash. 93 00:05:45,320 --> 00:05:48,200 Speaker 2: Now it is said that if an one's arm be 94 00:05:48,279 --> 00:05:50,279 Speaker 2: cut off, it cannot be made to unite with the 95 00:05:50,279 --> 00:05:54,320 Speaker 2: body again if kept apart for a week. So Raiko 96 00:05:54,440 --> 00:05:57,000 Speaker 2: warned Suna to lock it up and watch it night 97 00:05:57,040 --> 00:06:01,120 Speaker 2: and day, lest it be stolen from him. So Souna 98 00:06:01,200 --> 00:06:03,799 Speaker 2: went to the stone cutters, who made idols of Buddha 99 00:06:04,040 --> 00:06:07,120 Speaker 2: mortars for pounding rice and coffers for bearing money in 100 00:06:07,240 --> 00:06:09,960 Speaker 2: to be hidden away in the ground, and bought a 101 00:06:10,000 --> 00:06:13,920 Speaker 2: strong box cut out of the solid stone. It had 102 00:06:13,920 --> 00:06:16,400 Speaker 2: a heavy lid on it, which slid in a groove 103 00:06:16,440 --> 00:06:20,200 Speaker 2: and came out only by touching a secret spring. Then 104 00:06:20,240 --> 00:06:23,360 Speaker 2: settling it in his bed chamber, he guarded it day 105 00:06:23,400 --> 00:06:26,560 Speaker 2: and night, keeping the gate and all his doors locked. 106 00:06:27,240 --> 00:06:29,560 Speaker 2: He allowed no one who was a stranger to look 107 00:06:29,600 --> 00:06:33,880 Speaker 2: at the trophy. Six days passed by, and soon A 108 00:06:33,920 --> 00:06:36,800 Speaker 2: began to think his prize was sure, for were not 109 00:06:36,960 --> 00:06:40,479 Speaker 2: all his doors tight shut. So he set the box 110 00:06:40,520 --> 00:06:42,880 Speaker 2: out in the middle of the room, and twisting some 111 00:06:43,000 --> 00:06:46,040 Speaker 2: rice straw fringe in token of shore victory and rejoicing, 112 00:06:46,760 --> 00:06:49,760 Speaker 2: he sat down in ease before it. He took off 113 00:06:49,760 --> 00:06:53,679 Speaker 2: his armor and put on his court robes. During the evening, 114 00:06:54,080 --> 00:06:57,159 Speaker 2: but rather late, there was a feeble knock like that 115 00:06:57,279 --> 00:07:01,800 Speaker 2: of an old woman at the gate outside. Suna cried out, 116 00:07:02,320 --> 00:07:06,800 Speaker 2: who's there. The squeaky voice of his aunt, as it seemed, 117 00:07:07,120 --> 00:07:11,080 Speaker 2: who was a very old woman, replied me, I want 118 00:07:11,080 --> 00:07:13,680 Speaker 2: to see my nephew to praise him for his bravery 119 00:07:13,680 --> 00:07:17,560 Speaker 2: and cutting the one's arm off. So Soona let her 120 00:07:17,560 --> 00:07:20,520 Speaker 2: in and carefully locking the door behind her. Helped the 121 00:07:20,560 --> 00:07:23,360 Speaker 2: old crone into the room, where she sat down on 122 00:07:23,480 --> 00:07:25,760 Speaker 2: the mats in front of the box and very close 123 00:07:25,800 --> 00:07:29,200 Speaker 2: to it. Then she grew very talkative and praised her 124 00:07:29,200 --> 00:07:34,680 Speaker 2: nephew's exploit, until Suna felt very proud all the time. 125 00:07:34,760 --> 00:07:37,320 Speaker 2: The old woman's left shoulder was covered with her dress, 126 00:07:37,640 --> 00:07:41,120 Speaker 2: while her right hand was out. Then she begged earnestly 127 00:07:41,360 --> 00:07:44,600 Speaker 2: to be allowed to see the limb. Soona at first 128 00:07:44,600 --> 00:07:49,360 Speaker 2: politely refused, but she urged until yielding affectionately, he slid 129 00:07:49,400 --> 00:07:53,720 Speaker 2: back the stone lid just a little. This is my arm, 130 00:07:54,080 --> 00:07:57,120 Speaker 2: cried the old hag, turning into an onony and dragging 131 00:07:57,120 --> 00:08:00,160 Speaker 2: out the arm. She flew up to the ceiling and 132 00:08:00,240 --> 00:08:02,320 Speaker 2: was out of the smoke, slide through the roof in 133 00:08:02,360 --> 00:08:05,600 Speaker 2: a twinkling. Sooner rushed out of the house to shoot 134 00:08:05,600 --> 00:08:08,200 Speaker 2: her with an arrow, but he saw only a demon 135 00:08:08,280 --> 00:08:12,960 Speaker 2: far off in the clouds. Grinning horribly. He noted carefully, however, 136 00:08:13,080 --> 00:08:16,400 Speaker 2: that the direction of the IMP's flight was to the northwest. 137 00:08:17,840 --> 00:08:20,400 Speaker 2: A council was now held by Rako's band, and it 138 00:08:20,480 --> 00:08:23,560 Speaker 2: was decided that the lurking place of the demons must 139 00:08:23,560 --> 00:08:26,000 Speaker 2: be in the mountains of oh ye in the province 140 00:08:26,040 --> 00:08:29,400 Speaker 2: of Tango. It was resolved to hunt out and destroy 141 00:08:29,600 --> 00:08:34,120 Speaker 2: the imps the end of that story. The other stories 142 00:08:34,160 --> 00:08:36,160 Speaker 2: continue on from there. You'll be shocked to know. But 143 00:08:36,679 --> 00:08:41,120 Speaker 2: what will come before those stories is advertisers. 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This story is called Raiko in 152 00:09:18,480 --> 00:09:23,160 Speaker 2: the she ten Doji, quite pathless were the desolate mountains 153 00:09:23,160 --> 00:09:25,880 Speaker 2: of Tango, for no one ever went into them, except 154 00:09:25,960 --> 00:09:29,120 Speaker 2: once in a while a poor woodcutter or charcoal burner. 155 00:09:29,800 --> 00:09:32,679 Speaker 2: Yet Raiko and his men set out with stout hearts. 156 00:09:33,480 --> 00:09:37,199 Speaker 2: There were no bridges over the streams, and frightful precipices abounded. 157 00:09:37,920 --> 00:09:40,000 Speaker 2: Once they had to stop and build a bridge by 158 00:09:40,000 --> 00:09:43,240 Speaker 2: felling a tree and walking across it over a dangerous chasm. 159 00:09:44,040 --> 00:09:46,920 Speaker 2: Once they came to a steep rock to descend, which 160 00:09:47,000 --> 00:09:50,680 Speaker 2: they must make a ladder of creeping vines. At last 161 00:09:50,800 --> 00:09:52,880 Speaker 2: they reached a dense grove at the top of a 162 00:09:52,920 --> 00:09:56,240 Speaker 2: cliff far up to the clouds, which seemed as if 163 00:09:56,240 --> 00:10:01,440 Speaker 2: it might contain the demon's castle. Approaching, they found a 164 00:10:01,480 --> 00:10:04,280 Speaker 2: pretty maiden washing some clothes which had spots of blood 165 00:10:04,320 --> 00:10:08,800 Speaker 2: on them. They said to her, sister, miss, why are 166 00:10:08,800 --> 00:10:12,480 Speaker 2: you here and what are you doing? Ah, said she, 167 00:10:12,800 --> 00:10:15,800 Speaker 2: with a deep sigh. You must not come here. This 168 00:10:16,000 --> 00:10:19,040 Speaker 2: is the haunt of demons. They eat human flesh, and 169 00:10:19,120 --> 00:10:22,520 Speaker 2: they will eat yours. Look there, said she, pointing to 170 00:10:22,559 --> 00:10:25,520 Speaker 2: a pile of white bones of men, women and children. 171 00:10:25,920 --> 00:10:28,319 Speaker 2: You must go down the mountain as quickly as you came. 172 00:10:29,240 --> 00:10:34,320 Speaker 2: Saying this, she burst into tears. But instead of being 173 00:10:34,360 --> 00:10:38,199 Speaker 2: frightened or sorrowful, the brave fellows nearly danced for joy. 174 00:10:39,000 --> 00:10:41,280 Speaker 2: We have come here for the purpose of destroying the 175 00:10:41,320 --> 00:10:45,120 Speaker 2: demons by the Mikido's order, said Riicho, patting his breast, 176 00:10:45,520 --> 00:10:48,520 Speaker 2: where inside his dress in the damask bag was the 177 00:10:48,520 --> 00:10:53,160 Speaker 2: imperial order. At this the maiden dried her tears and 178 00:10:53,200 --> 00:10:56,720 Speaker 2: smiled so sweetly that Riiko's heart was touched by her beauty. 179 00:10:57,520 --> 00:11:00,280 Speaker 2: But how came you to live among these cannibal demons, 180 00:11:00,320 --> 00:11:05,120 Speaker 2: asked Raicho. She blushed deeply as she replied sadly. Although 181 00:11:05,160 --> 00:11:07,440 Speaker 2: they eat men and old women, they keep the young 182 00:11:07,480 --> 00:11:11,440 Speaker 2: maidens to wait on them. It's a great pity, said Riicho. 183 00:11:12,160 --> 00:11:14,880 Speaker 2: But we shall now avenge our fellow subjects of the mikido, 184 00:11:15,320 --> 00:11:17,920 Speaker 2: as well as your shame and cruel treatment, if you 185 00:11:17,960 --> 00:11:20,040 Speaker 2: will show us the way up the cliff to the den. 186 00:11:21,480 --> 00:11:23,320 Speaker 2: They began to climb the hill, but they had not 187 00:11:23,400 --> 00:11:26,040 Speaker 2: gone far before they met a young one who was 188 00:11:26,160 --> 00:11:29,920 Speaker 2: a cook in the Great Doji's kitchen. He was carrying 189 00:11:29,920 --> 00:11:33,240 Speaker 2: a human limb for his master's lunch. They gnashed their 190 00:11:33,280 --> 00:11:36,920 Speaker 2: teeth silently and clutched their swords under their coats. Yet 191 00:11:36,920 --> 00:11:40,000 Speaker 2: they courteously saluted the cook demon and asked for an 192 00:11:40,040 --> 00:11:43,880 Speaker 2: interview with the chief. The demon smiled in his sleeve, 193 00:11:43,960 --> 00:11:46,360 Speaker 2: thinking what a fine dinner his master would make of 194 00:11:46,400 --> 00:11:49,920 Speaker 2: the four men. A few feet forward in a turn 195 00:11:49,960 --> 00:11:51,720 Speaker 2: in the path brought them to the front of the 196 00:11:51,720 --> 00:11:55,960 Speaker 2: demon's castle. Among tall and mighty bowlders of rock which 197 00:11:56,000 --> 00:11:58,599 Speaker 2: loomed up to the clouds, there was an opening in 198 00:11:58,640 --> 00:12:02,480 Speaker 2: the dense groves covered with vines and mosses like an arbor. 199 00:12:03,280 --> 00:12:06,240 Speaker 2: From this point, the view over the plains below commanded 200 00:12:06,280 --> 00:12:09,640 Speaker 2: a space of hundreds of miles. In the distance, the 201 00:12:09,679 --> 00:12:13,280 Speaker 2: red pagodas, white temple gables, and castle towers of Kyoto 202 00:12:13,679 --> 00:12:18,280 Speaker 2: were visible. Inside the cave was a banqueting hall large 203 00:12:18,360 --> 00:12:22,240 Speaker 2: enough to seat one hundred persons. The floor was neatly 204 00:12:22,280 --> 00:12:25,160 Speaker 2: covered in new, clean mats of sea green rice straw, 205 00:12:25,880 --> 00:12:30,720 Speaker 2: on which tables, silken cushions, armrests, drinking cups, bottles, and 206 00:12:30,800 --> 00:12:34,640 Speaker 2: many other articles of comfort lay about. The stone walls 207 00:12:34,679 --> 00:12:38,960 Speaker 2: were richly decorated with curtains and hangings of fine silken stuffs. 208 00:12:40,720 --> 00:12:42,600 Speaker 2: At the end of the long haul, on a raised 209 00:12:42,640 --> 00:12:46,559 Speaker 2: dais our, heroes presently observed as a curtain was lifted. 210 00:12:47,080 --> 00:12:51,280 Speaker 2: The chief demon she ten Doji, of a gust yet 211 00:12:51,320 --> 00:12:55,080 Speaker 2: frightful appearance. He was seated on a heap of luxurious 212 00:12:55,080 --> 00:12:59,760 Speaker 2: cushions made of blue and crimson crape, stuffed with swans down. 213 00:13:00,840 --> 00:13:04,640 Speaker 2: He was leaning on a golden armrest. His body was 214 00:13:04,760 --> 00:13:07,440 Speaker 2: quite red, and he was round and fat, like a 215 00:13:07,440 --> 00:13:10,920 Speaker 2: baby grown up. He had very black hair cut like 216 00:13:10,960 --> 00:13:13,880 Speaker 2: a small boy's, and on top of his head just 217 00:13:14,000 --> 00:13:19,160 Speaker 2: peeping through the hair were two very short horns. Around 218 00:13:19,200 --> 00:13:22,680 Speaker 2: him were a score of lovely maidens, the fairest of Kioto, 219 00:13:23,520 --> 00:13:26,640 Speaker 2: on whose beautiful faces was stamped the misery they dared 220 00:13:26,679 --> 00:13:31,760 Speaker 2: not fully show, yet could not entirely conceal. Along the wall, 221 00:13:31,800 --> 00:13:35,160 Speaker 2: other demons sat or lay at full length, each one 222 00:13:35,200 --> 00:13:38,080 Speaker 2: with his handmaiden seated beside him to wait on him 223 00:13:38,400 --> 00:13:41,800 Speaker 2: and pour out his wine. All of them were of 224 00:13:41,880 --> 00:13:45,160 Speaker 2: horrible aspect, which only made the beauty of the maidens 225 00:13:45,160 --> 00:13:49,200 Speaker 2: more conspicuous. Seeing our heroes walk in the hall led 226 00:13:49,240 --> 00:13:52,200 Speaker 2: by the cook, each one of the demons was happy 227 00:13:52,200 --> 00:13:55,160 Speaker 2: as a spider when in his lurking hole he feels 228 00:13:55,200 --> 00:13:57,880 Speaker 2: the jerk on his web thread that tells him a 229 00:13:58,000 --> 00:14:01,880 Speaker 2: fly is caught. All of them at once poured out 230 00:14:01,920 --> 00:14:06,600 Speaker 2: a fresh saucer of sake and drank it down. Raiko 231 00:14:06,679 --> 00:14:09,640 Speaker 2: and his men separated and began talking freely with the demons, 232 00:14:09,720 --> 00:14:12,640 Speaker 2: until the partitions at one corner were slid aside, and 233 00:14:12,720 --> 00:14:15,280 Speaker 2: a troop of little demons who were waiter boys entered. 234 00:14:15,760 --> 00:14:17,959 Speaker 2: They brought in a host of dishes, and the onees 235 00:14:18,000 --> 00:14:21,160 Speaker 2: fell to and ate. The noise of their jaws sounded 236 00:14:21,200 --> 00:14:25,120 Speaker 2: like the pounding of a rice mill. Our heroes were 237 00:14:25,160 --> 00:14:27,960 Speaker 2: nearly sickened at the repast, for it consisted chiefly of 238 00:14:28,040 --> 00:14:31,040 Speaker 2: human flesh, while the wine cups were made of empty 239 00:14:31,160 --> 00:14:35,400 Speaker 2: human skulls. However, they laughed and talked and excused themselves 240 00:14:35,440 --> 00:14:39,720 Speaker 2: from eating, saying they had just lunched. As the demons 241 00:14:39,800 --> 00:14:43,080 Speaker 2: drank more and more, they grew lively, laughed till the 242 00:14:43,120 --> 00:14:46,800 Speaker 2: cave echoed and sang up roarious songs. They showed their 243 00:14:46,880 --> 00:14:51,760 Speaker 2: terrible tusks and teeth like fangs. All of them had horns, 244 00:14:52,160 --> 00:14:55,880 Speaker 2: though most of these were very short. The Dojie became 245 00:14:56,080 --> 00:14:59,120 Speaker 2: especially hilarious and drank the health of every one of 246 00:14:59,120 --> 00:15:02,480 Speaker 2: his four guests and a skull full of wine. To 247 00:15:02,520 --> 00:15:05,200 Speaker 2: supply him. There was a tub full of sake at hand, 248 00:15:05,600 --> 00:15:08,440 Speaker 2: and his usual drinking vessel was a dish which seemed 249 00:15:08,440 --> 00:15:10,520 Speaker 2: to Suma to be as large as a full moon. 250 00:15:12,000 --> 00:15:14,800 Speaker 2: Raiko now offered to return the courtesies shown them by 251 00:15:14,880 --> 00:15:19,560 Speaker 2: dancing the Kyoto dance for which he was famous. Stepping 252 00:15:19,600 --> 00:15:21,680 Speaker 2: out in the center of the hall with his fan 253 00:15:21,800 --> 00:15:25,040 Speaker 2: in one hand, he danced gracefully and with such wonderful 254 00:15:25,080 --> 00:15:28,240 Speaker 2: ease that the one screamed with delight and clapped their 255 00:15:28,280 --> 00:15:30,840 Speaker 2: hands in applause, saying they had never seen anything to 256 00:15:30,920 --> 00:15:34,520 Speaker 2: equal it. Even the maidens, lost in admiration of the 257 00:15:34,520 --> 00:15:38,760 Speaker 2: polished courtier, forgot their sorrow and felt as happy for 258 00:15:38,800 --> 00:15:42,280 Speaker 2: the time as though they were at home dancing. The 259 00:15:42,360 --> 00:15:45,480 Speaker 2: dance finished, Raiko took from his bosom a bottle of 260 00:15:45,520 --> 00:15:48,000 Speaker 2: sake and offered it to the chief demon as a gift, 261 00:15:48,400 --> 00:15:51,320 Speaker 2: saying it was the best wine of Sakai. The delighted 262 00:15:51,320 --> 00:15:54,240 Speaker 2: Doji drank and gave a sip to each of his lords, saying, 263 00:15:54,880 --> 00:15:57,400 Speaker 2: this is the best liquor I ever tasted. You must 264 00:15:57,440 --> 00:16:01,720 Speaker 2: drink the health of our friends in it. Now, Riicho 265 00:16:01,760 --> 00:16:04,560 Speaker 2: had bought at the most skillful druggists in the capitol 266 00:16:05,040 --> 00:16:07,920 Speaker 2: a powerful sleeping potion and mixed it with the wine, 267 00:16:08,280 --> 00:16:12,040 Speaker 2: which made it taste very sweet. In a few minutes, 268 00:16:12,080 --> 00:16:14,520 Speaker 2: all the demons had dropped off asleep, and their snores 269 00:16:14,560 --> 00:16:19,320 Speaker 2: sounded like the rolling thunder of the mountains. Then Riicho 270 00:16:19,640 --> 00:16:23,040 Speaker 2: rose up and gave the signal to his comrades, whispering 271 00:16:23,080 --> 00:16:25,920 Speaker 2: to the maidens to leave the room quietly. They drew 272 00:16:26,000 --> 00:16:28,960 Speaker 2: their swords, and with as little noise as possible, cut 273 00:16:29,000 --> 00:16:32,360 Speaker 2: the throats of the demons. No sound was heard but 274 00:16:32,440 --> 00:16:35,280 Speaker 2: the gurgling of blood that ran out in floods on 275 00:16:35,320 --> 00:16:39,400 Speaker 2: the floor. The Doji, lying like a lion on his cushions, 276 00:16:39,800 --> 00:16:42,880 Speaker 2: was still sleeping, the snores issuing out of his nose 277 00:16:43,000 --> 00:16:47,240 Speaker 2: like thunder from a cloud. The four warriors approached him, and, 278 00:16:47,440 --> 00:16:50,520 Speaker 2: like loyal vassals as they were, they first turned their 279 00:16:50,560 --> 00:16:54,600 Speaker 2: faces towards Kyoto, reverenced the mikido and prayed for the 280 00:16:54,640 --> 00:16:58,880 Speaker 2: blessing of the gods who made Japan. Riicho then drew near, and, 281 00:16:58,920 --> 00:17:01,240 Speaker 2: measuring the width of the dome Oji's neck with his sword, 282 00:17:01,680 --> 00:17:05,520 Speaker 2: found that it would be too short. Suddenly, the blade 283 00:17:05,880 --> 00:17:09,879 Speaker 2: lengthened of itself. Then, lifting his weapon, he smote with 284 00:17:10,040 --> 00:17:14,320 Speaker 2: all his might and cut the neck clean through in 285 00:17:14,359 --> 00:17:16,760 Speaker 2: an instant. The bloody head flew up in the air, 286 00:17:16,840 --> 00:17:20,320 Speaker 2: gnashing its teeth and rolling its yellow eyes, while the 287 00:17:20,359 --> 00:17:23,960 Speaker 2: horns sprouted out to a horrible length, the jaws opening 288 00:17:24,000 --> 00:17:27,280 Speaker 2: and shutting like the edges of an earthquake fissure. It 289 00:17:27,359 --> 00:17:30,680 Speaker 2: flew up and whirled round the room seven times. Then 290 00:17:30,720 --> 00:17:32,880 Speaker 2: with a rush, it flew at Raiko's head and bit 291 00:17:33,040 --> 00:17:37,760 Speaker 2: through the straw hat into the iron helmet inside. But 292 00:17:37,880 --> 00:17:42,159 Speaker 2: this final effort exhausted its strength, its motion ceased, and 293 00:17:42,240 --> 00:17:46,840 Speaker 2: it fell heavily to the floor. Anxiously, the comrades helped 294 00:17:46,840 --> 00:17:50,119 Speaker 2: their fallen leader to rise and examined his head, but 295 00:17:50,200 --> 00:17:54,080 Speaker 2: he was unhurt. Not a scratch was on him. Then 296 00:17:54,119 --> 00:17:58,240 Speaker 2: the heroes congratulated each other, and after dispatching the smaller demons, 297 00:17:58,640 --> 00:18:02,200 Speaker 2: brought out all the treasure and divided it equally. Then 298 00:18:02,240 --> 00:18:04,800 Speaker 2: they set the castle on fire and buried the bones 299 00:18:04,800 --> 00:18:08,000 Speaker 2: of the victims, setting up a stone to mark the spot. 300 00:18:08,840 --> 00:18:11,919 Speaker 2: All the maidens and captives were assembled together, and in 301 00:18:12,000 --> 00:18:15,800 Speaker 2: great state and pomp they returned to Kyoto. The virgins 302 00:18:15,840 --> 00:18:18,920 Speaker 2: were restored to their parents, and many a desolate home 303 00:18:19,000 --> 00:18:23,679 Speaker 2: was made joyful, and many mourning garments taken off. Raiko 304 00:18:23,840 --> 00:18:26,879 Speaker 2: was honored by the Mikado in being made a coujay, 305 00:18:27,280 --> 00:18:30,359 Speaker 2: a court noble, and was appointed chief of the entire 306 00:18:30,400 --> 00:18:34,800 Speaker 2: garrison of Kyoto. Then all the people were grateful for 307 00:18:34,920 --> 00:18:40,119 Speaker 2: his valor. The end of that story, but not of 308 00:18:40,160 --> 00:18:43,199 Speaker 2: this episode, because there's one more story to go. But 309 00:18:43,400 --> 00:18:47,080 Speaker 2: first you get to learn about products and services. Really, 310 00:18:47,119 --> 00:18:50,600 Speaker 2: they are their own fairy tale. They tell you sweet, 311 00:18:50,840 --> 00:19:04,360 Speaker 2: beautiful untruthful things. Here they are, and we're back. 312 00:19:06,560 --> 00:19:06,840 Speaker 1: All right. 313 00:19:06,920 --> 00:19:09,800 Speaker 2: The story is not part of the same continuity as 314 00:19:09,840 --> 00:19:13,240 Speaker 2: the other two stories. This story is called The Fisherman 315 00:19:13,640 --> 00:19:19,040 Speaker 2: and the Moon Maiden. Pearly and lustrous, white like a 316 00:19:19,080 --> 00:19:22,360 Speaker 2: cloud in the far off blue sky, seemed the floating 317 00:19:22,400 --> 00:19:25,240 Speaker 2: figure of the Moon Maiden as she flew to Earth. 318 00:19:26,200 --> 00:19:29,040 Speaker 2: She was one of the fifteen glistening virgins that weait 319 00:19:29,119 --> 00:19:31,639 Speaker 2: attendant upon the Moon in her chambers in the sky. 320 00:19:32,640 --> 00:19:34,919 Speaker 2: Looking down from her high home to the earth, she 321 00:19:35,000 --> 00:19:39,240 Speaker 2: became enraptured with the glorious scenery of Surroga's ocean shore, 322 00:19:39,720 --> 00:19:41,879 Speaker 2: and longed for a bath in the blue waters of 323 00:19:41,920 --> 00:19:45,720 Speaker 2: the sea. So this fairy maid sped to the Earth 324 00:19:45,760 --> 00:19:48,920 Speaker 2: one morning early when the moon, having shone through the night, 325 00:19:49,040 --> 00:19:52,199 Speaker 2: was about to retire for the day. The sun was 326 00:19:52,280 --> 00:19:55,520 Speaker 2: rising bright and red over the eastern seas, flushing the 327 00:19:55,560 --> 00:19:59,680 Speaker 2: mountains and purpling the valleys. Out amid the sparkling waves. 328 00:19:59,720 --> 00:20:02,359 Speaker 2: The shit sailed toward the sun, and the fishermen cast 329 00:20:02,400 --> 00:20:05,919 Speaker 2: their nets. It was early spring, when the air was 330 00:20:05,960 --> 00:20:08,600 Speaker 2: full of the fragrance of plum blossoms, and the zephyrs 331 00:20:08,640 --> 00:20:12,560 Speaker 2: blew so softly that scarce, a bamboo leaf quivered, or 332 00:20:12,560 --> 00:20:16,840 Speaker 2: a wave lapsed with sound on the silvery shore. The 333 00:20:16,880 --> 00:20:19,359 Speaker 2: moon maiden was so charmed with the scenery of earth 334 00:20:19,400 --> 00:20:22,000 Speaker 2: that she longed to linger above it, to gaze tranquility. 335 00:20:22,800 --> 00:20:25,639 Speaker 2: Floating slowly through the air, she directed her course to 336 00:20:25,680 --> 00:20:29,760 Speaker 2: the pine groves that fringe the strand, near Cape Miwoh, 337 00:20:29,880 --> 00:20:32,560 Speaker 2: lying at the base of Fuji Mountain, whose snowy crown 338 00:20:32,640 --> 00:20:36,800 Speaker 2: glistens above, fronting the ocean, whose blue plaine undulates in 339 00:20:36,880 --> 00:20:40,440 Speaker 2: liquid glory till it meets the bending sky. The scenery 340 00:20:40,440 --> 00:20:43,960 Speaker 2: of Miwo is renowned everywhere under the whole heavens, but 341 00:20:44,080 --> 00:20:47,679 Speaker 2: especially in the land which the Mikido's rain blesses with peace. 342 00:20:49,440 --> 00:20:52,560 Speaker 2: Full of happiness, the fairy maiden played sweet music from 343 00:20:52,560 --> 00:20:55,080 Speaker 2: her flute until the air was full of it, and 344 00:20:55,160 --> 00:20:58,120 Speaker 2: it sounded to the dweller on earth like the sweet 345 00:20:58,160 --> 00:21:02,359 Speaker 2: falling of rain drops on the thirsty ground. Her body 346 00:21:02,400 --> 00:21:05,679 Speaker 2: shed sweet fragrance through the air, and flowers fell from 347 00:21:05,720 --> 00:21:08,960 Speaker 2: her robes as she passed, though none saw her form, 348 00:21:09,840 --> 00:21:15,000 Speaker 2: all wondered. Arriving over a charming spot on the sea shore, 349 00:21:15,119 --> 00:21:17,920 Speaker 2: she descended to the strand and stood at the foot 350 00:21:17,920 --> 00:21:21,119 Speaker 2: of a pine tree. She laid her musical instrument on 351 00:21:21,160 --> 00:21:23,680 Speaker 2: a rock near by, and, taking off her wings and 352 00:21:23,720 --> 00:21:26,720 Speaker 2: feathered suit, hung them carefully on the pine tree bough. 353 00:21:27,720 --> 00:21:30,000 Speaker 2: Then she strolled off along the shore to dip her 354 00:21:30,040 --> 00:21:34,680 Speaker 2: shining feet in the curling waves. Picking up some shells, 355 00:21:35,000 --> 00:21:37,680 Speaker 2: she wondered with innocent joy at the rich tints, which 356 00:21:37,680 --> 00:21:40,359 Speaker 2: seemed more beautiful than any color in the moon world, 357 00:21:41,359 --> 00:21:45,000 Speaker 2: with one a large smooth scallop. She was particularly pleased 358 00:21:45,440 --> 00:21:48,240 Speaker 2: for inside one valve was a yellow disk, and on 359 00:21:48,320 --> 00:21:52,760 Speaker 2: its mate was a white one. How strange, said she, 360 00:21:53,680 --> 00:21:56,840 Speaker 2: here is the sun and there is the moon. I 361 00:21:56,880 --> 00:22:00,480 Speaker 2: shall call this the suki Kai sun and moon unshell, 362 00:22:01,040 --> 00:22:04,439 Speaker 2: and she put them in her girdle. It chanced that 363 00:22:04,520 --> 00:22:06,560 Speaker 2: near the edge of the pine grove, not far away, 364 00:22:07,200 --> 00:22:09,919 Speaker 2: there dwelt a lone fishermen, who, coming down the shore, 365 00:22:10,440 --> 00:22:12,880 Speaker 2: caught a whiff of sweet perfume, such as had never 366 00:22:13,000 --> 00:22:17,240 Speaker 2: before delighted his nostrils. What could it be? The spring 367 00:22:17,320 --> 00:22:20,520 Speaker 2: zephyrs blowing from the west seemed laden with the sweet odor. 368 00:22:21,440 --> 00:22:24,880 Speaker 2: Curiosity prompted him to seek the cause. He walked toward 369 00:22:24,920 --> 00:22:26,920 Speaker 2: the pine tree, and looking up, caught sight of the 370 00:22:26,960 --> 00:22:31,199 Speaker 2: feathery suit of wings. Oh, how his eyes sparkled. He 371 00:22:31,320 --> 00:22:33,720 Speaker 2: danced for joy, and, taking down the robe, carried it 372 00:22:33,760 --> 00:22:37,000 Speaker 2: to his neighbors. All were delighted, and one old man 373 00:22:37,080 --> 00:22:40,400 Speaker 2: said that the fairy must herself be nearby. He advised 374 00:22:40,440 --> 00:22:43,399 Speaker 2: the man to seek until he found her. So, with 375 00:22:43,480 --> 00:22:45,800 Speaker 2: feathered robe in hand, the fisherman went out again to 376 00:22:45,840 --> 00:22:48,119 Speaker 2: the strand and took his place near the pine tree. 377 00:22:48,600 --> 00:22:50,959 Speaker 2: He had not waited long before a lovely bean with 378 00:22:51,080 --> 00:22:56,480 Speaker 2: rose tinted white skin and of perfect form appeared. Please get, sir, 379 00:22:56,760 --> 00:22:59,560 Speaker 2: give me back my feathered robe, said she, in a 380 00:22:59,560 --> 00:23:04,480 Speaker 2: sad v of liquid sweetness, though she seemed greatly frightened. No, 381 00:23:04,640 --> 00:23:07,280 Speaker 2: I must keep it as a sacred treasure, a relic 382 00:23:07,320 --> 00:23:10,520 Speaker 2: from a heavenly visitor, and dedicated in the shrine yonder 383 00:23:10,560 --> 00:23:14,600 Speaker 2: as a memorial of an angel's visit, said the fisherman. Oh, 384 00:23:14,720 --> 00:23:17,800 Speaker 2: wicked man, what a wretched and impious thing to rob 385 00:23:17,840 --> 00:23:20,960 Speaker 2: an inhabitant of heaven of the robe by which she moves. 386 00:23:21,640 --> 00:23:25,040 Speaker 2: How can I fly back to my home again? Give 387 00:23:25,080 --> 00:23:27,679 Speaker 2: me your wings? Oh ye. Wild geese that fly across 388 00:23:27,680 --> 00:23:30,560 Speaker 2: the face of the moon and on tireless pinions seek 389 00:23:30,640 --> 00:23:34,920 Speaker 2: the icy shores in springtime, and soar unwearied homeward in autumn. 390 00:23:35,400 --> 00:23:39,159 Speaker 2: Lend me your wings, But the geese overhead only word 391 00:23:39,200 --> 00:23:41,639 Speaker 2: and scream and bit their sprays of pine which they 392 00:23:41,640 --> 00:23:45,520 Speaker 2: carried in their mouth. Oh ye, circling gulls, lend me 393 00:23:45,600 --> 00:23:48,480 Speaker 2: but for a day your downy wings. I am prisoner here, 394 00:23:49,000 --> 00:23:52,560 Speaker 2: cried the weeping fairy. But the graceful gulls, hovering for 395 00:23:52,600 --> 00:23:55,240 Speaker 2: a moment, swept on and widening circles out to the 396 00:23:55,280 --> 00:23:59,919 Speaker 2: farther sea. Oh breezes of air which blow whither ye live, 397 00:24:00,600 --> 00:24:03,280 Speaker 2: Oh tide of ocean, which ebbs and flows at will, 398 00:24:04,080 --> 00:24:06,880 Speaker 2: Ye may move all. But I am prisoner here, devoid 399 00:24:06,920 --> 00:24:09,560 Speaker 2: of motion. Oh good sir, have pity and give me 400 00:24:09,640 --> 00:24:13,000 Speaker 2: back my wings, cried the moon maiden, pressing her hands 401 00:24:13,040 --> 00:24:16,959 Speaker 2: together in grief. The fisher's heart was touched by the 402 00:24:16,960 --> 00:24:19,560 Speaker 2: pathos of her voice and the glittering of her tears. 403 00:24:21,000 --> 00:24:23,560 Speaker 2: I'll give back your winged robe if you'll dance and 404 00:24:23,600 --> 00:24:27,000 Speaker 2: make music for me, said he. Oh yes, good sir, 405 00:24:27,119 --> 00:24:29,159 Speaker 2: I will dance and make music. But first let me 406 00:24:29,200 --> 00:24:31,560 Speaker 2: put on my feather robe, for without it I have 407 00:24:31,640 --> 00:24:35,719 Speaker 2: no power of motion. Oh yes, said the suspicious mortal. 408 00:24:36,080 --> 00:24:38,200 Speaker 2: If I give you back your wings, you'll fly straight 409 00:24:38,240 --> 00:24:41,679 Speaker 2: to heaven. What can you not believe the word of 410 00:24:41,680 --> 00:24:45,080 Speaker 2: a heavenly being without doubting? Trust me in good faith 411 00:24:45,080 --> 00:24:49,520 Speaker 2: and you'll lose nothing. Then, with shamed face, the fisherman 412 00:24:49,600 --> 00:24:52,880 Speaker 2: handed the moon Maaiden her feathered robe, which she donned 413 00:24:53,040 --> 00:24:56,640 Speaker 2: and began to dance. She poured out sweet strains from 414 00:24:56,640 --> 00:24:59,959 Speaker 2: her upright flute that, with eye and ear full of rapture, 415 00:25:00,400 --> 00:25:04,080 Speaker 2: the fisherman imagined himself in heaven. Then she sang a 416 00:25:04,119 --> 00:25:06,960 Speaker 2: sweet song in which she described the lights of life 417 00:25:06,960 --> 00:25:11,600 Speaker 2: in the moon and the pleasure of celestial residence. The 418 00:25:11,640 --> 00:25:14,800 Speaker 2: fisherman was so overjoyed that he longed to detain the fairy. 419 00:25:15,359 --> 00:25:17,879 Speaker 2: He begged her to dwell with him on earth, but 420 00:25:18,040 --> 00:25:21,399 Speaker 2: in vain as he looked, he saw her rising. A 421 00:25:21,440 --> 00:25:24,240 Speaker 2: fresh breeze rippling the face of the sea. Now sprang 422 00:25:24,320 --> 00:25:27,720 Speaker 2: up wafted the pearly Maiden over the pine clad hills 423 00:25:27,720 --> 00:25:31,919 Speaker 2: and past Fuji Mountain. All the time sweet music rained 424 00:25:31,920 --> 00:25:35,240 Speaker 2: through the air, until as the fisherman strained his eyes 425 00:25:35,240 --> 00:25:38,720 Speaker 2: towards the fresh fallen snow on Fuji's crest, he could 426 00:25:38,720 --> 00:25:41,680 Speaker 2: no longer distinguish the moon Maiden from the fleecy clouds 427 00:25:41,680 --> 00:25:46,280 Speaker 2: that filled the thin air. Pondering long upon the marvelous apparition, 428 00:25:46,840 --> 00:25:49,480 Speaker 2: the fisherman resolved to mark the spot where the fairy 429 00:25:49,520 --> 00:25:53,280 Speaker 2: first descended to earth. So he prevailed upon the simple 430 00:25:53,320 --> 00:25:56,040 Speaker 2: villagers to build a railing of stone around the now 431 00:25:56,119 --> 00:26:01,240 Speaker 2: sacred pine. Daily, they garlanded the the old trunk with 432 00:26:01,359 --> 00:26:06,120 Speaker 2: festoons of tasseled and twisted rice straw. Long after, when, 433 00:26:06,160 --> 00:26:09,399 Speaker 2: by the storms of centuries, the old pine, in spite 434 00:26:09,440 --> 00:26:12,520 Speaker 2: of bandages and crutches, and tired of wrestling with the blast, 435 00:26:13,119 --> 00:26:15,520 Speaker 2: fell down like an old man to rise no more. 436 00:26:16,359 --> 00:26:20,280 Speaker 2: A grateful posterity cleared the space and built the shrine 437 00:26:20,320 --> 00:26:23,600 Speaker 2: of miw Woe, which still dots with its sacred enclosure 438 00:26:23,760 --> 00:26:29,280 Speaker 2: the strand of Surroga on which the fairy danced the end. 439 00:26:30,119 --> 00:26:33,480 Speaker 2: I like those stories. 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