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むかしみぎおお
あか

Long ago there lived an old man with a big lump on his right cheek.

うたおどだいすあめ

He was always cheerful, and he loved singing and dancing.

やまあなはい
あめよる

One rainy day he crept into a hollow tree on the mountain to wait out the rain.

あかあおおにあつ
さけおどはじ

When night fell, red and blue ogres gathered, drank sake, and began to dance.

おにこわ
たのうたじぶんおど

The old man was afraid of the ogres, but the merry singing made him want to dance too.

あなおになかおど

So he came out and danced right among the ogres.

おにおおよろこあしたよる
やくそく

The ogres were delighted. "Come again tomorrow night," they said.

たいせつ

"As a promise, we shall keep that precious lump of yours."

おに
いた

The ogre took the lump from his cheek so gently that it did not hurt at all.

よろことなり

With the lump gone, the old man was overjoyed.

ひだりおな
はなしつぎよる

Next door lived another old man with just such a lump on his left cheek.

やまあな

Having heard the story, he went to the hollow the next night.

おどへた
おに

But he danced so badly that the ogres were not amused at all.

きのうかえ

"Enough. We shall give back yesterday's lump."

おにひとひだり
ふた

And the ogre stuck the other lump onto his left cheek as well.

かえなにとき

With two lumps now, he went home in tears.

たのこころいちばんたいせつ

Whatever you do, it is the joy you put into it that matters most.

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