Folktales from Japan

The Ear Statue; The Kappa and the Handwashing Basin; The Little Chestnut (2x52)

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A statue by the river reminds a boy of his dead mother. His stepmom tells him that if the statue will eat a rice ball, he can have one too, so off he goes (repeat from episode 82). A new hand washing basin has been put in the village shrine. But the kappa used this stone to sit on and think or keep watch (repeat from episode 87). A massive pumpkin grows from a tiny vine, and a man is very happy (repeat from episode 79).