Once upon a time, there was a poor boy named Taro. He worked for another man's field and stay in barn employer's house. One day, Taro went to the temple to pray. "O, God of Grace! I have worked in earnest, but life is not sufficiency". "Help me to live happy". Since then each completed work, Taro go to the temple. One night, a strange thing to wake Taro. Surrounding becomes luminous, and popping sounds. "Taro, listen carefully. Maintain good thing that the first time you get tomorrow. It will make you happy. "
The next day when out of the gate of the temple, Taro plummet. When he realized he was holding a piece of straw. "Oh, so it is god is straw, huh? What this will bring happiness hay ...? ", Thought Taro. Although somewhat disappointed with objects acquired Taro and walked while carrying hay. On the way she captures and binds a large fly flew noisily surrounds Taro in straw. Flies are circling the straw that has been attached to a twig."Well pull yes," said Taro. It was after the train that followed the guards. Inside the carriage, a child was sitting, watching a fly Taro. "I want that toy." A guard came over and asked for toys that Taro. "Help," Taro said. The mother gave three oranges as gratitude to Taro.
"Well, a piece of straw can be three oranges," said Taro in the liver. When it went on his way, seen a woman who was resting and very thirsty. "I'm sorry, is there any place near here springs?" Asked the woman. "There dikuil, but the distance is still a long way from here, if you are thirsty, this I give my orange", said Taro handing oranges to her. "Thank you, thanks to you, I became healthy and refreshed". Accept this woven fabric as our gratitude, said the woman's husband. With feelings of joy, Taro walking while carrying the cloth. Shortly thereafter, through a samurai with his horse. When near Taro, samurai horse had fallen and was not able to move anymore. "Oh, but we're in a hurry." The guards negotiate, what to do with the horse. Seeing the situation, Taro volunteered to take care of the horse. Instead Taro provide a roll of woven cloth that he get to the guards samurai. Taro take water from the river and immediately give to drink to the horse. Then very happy, Taro bring healthy horse already was carrying two rolls of cloth left.
When the day before the evening, Taro went to the home of a farmer to ask fodder for the horses, and instead he gave a roll of fabric has. The farmer looked at the beautiful woven fabrics, and felt very happy. As a thank you entertain Taro farmer's dinner and invited him to stay at his home. The next day, Taro excused himself to the man and proceed with his horse.
Suddenly in front of a large home, people seem very busy moving stuff. "If there is a horse of course very useful," thought Taro. Then taro go to the home page and asked if they needed a horse. The owner of the house said, "Oh good horse. I wanted to, but I currently do not have the money. How My rice field when I replace it with? ". "Well, the money that is used to run out, but when cultivated paddy would produce rice, okay to be exchanged," said Taro.
"Thoughtful of you young people. What if while I went to a distant country, you stay here to guard it? ", Asked the owner of the house. "Well, thank you sir". Since then the taro keep the house while at work cleaning the grass and working the fields acquired. When autumn arrives, Taro harvesting rice very much.
The longer Taro richer. Because of his wealth came from a piece of straw, he was given the nickname "Merchant of Straw". The rich neighbor came to Taro and asked that their daughter be his wife by Taro. But ultimately, Taro was married to a girl from the village where he was born. His wife worked diligently to help Taro. And they blessed with a cute kid. Time passed, but the landlord never returned home again. Thus, Taro live happily with his family.
Fairy tale - Merchant Straw (END)
