Folktales from Japan

The Gold Horse of New Year's Eve; The Jizo Statue with the Hat; Odote-sama (2x39)

Air date: Dec 28, 2013

A couple works hard but is still poor, and meets the new year with a sigh. On new years, a man can't sell his hemp so he trades it for an umbrella (repeat from episode 39) and an honest cow-herd meets a strange monster who can read thoughts.