[Oh, Luke... Miyabi's smile twitches around the edges - he sounds so depressed - and she has to think hard about what story she could tell to him. Something very special, with a good, heartfelt moral to it. Hm...think, think--ah, yes, that one should be good.]
Okay, I think you'll really like this story, it's not too long and it's rather good. It's called Hanasaka Jiisan.
...Once upon a time in a remote mountain village in Nippon there lived an honest old man and his wife. The old man was out plowing his field one day when a little white puppy came fleeing toward him, crying. The puppy had been mistreated by the greedy old man who lived in the next field over. "Oh, you poor thing!" exclaimed the old man, and taking him in, gave the puppy the name Shiro, which means white.
The old man and his wife loved Shiro very much! Shiro, in turn, became devoted to the old couple, and helped the old man with his work in the field every day. Shiro ate, and ate, and quickly grew into a big, proud dog.
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Okay, I think you'll really like this story, it's not too long and it's rather good. It's called Hanasaka Jiisan.
...Once upon a time in a remote mountain village in Nippon there lived an honest old man and his wife. The old man was out plowing his field one day when a little white puppy came fleeing toward him, crying. The puppy had been mistreated by the greedy old man who lived in the next field over. "Oh, you poor thing!" exclaimed the old man, and taking him in, gave the puppy the name Shiro, which means white.
The old man and his wife loved Shiro very much! Shiro, in turn, became devoted to the old couple, and helped the old man with his work in the field every day. Shiro ate, and ate, and quickly grew into a big, proud dog.