Wildcat
Just then, a breeze blew, causing the grass to wave all over the place, and the carriage attendant suddenly bowed politely.
Ichiro thought it strange and turned around.
He saw Wildcat standing there, wearing a yellow surcoat and with its green eyes perfectly round.
Ichiro thought that the wildcat's ears were erect and pointed.
Wildcat bowed to him.
Ichiro also greeted him politely.
"Hey, hello. Thank you for the postcard yesterday."
Wildcat tugged at his whiskers and stuck out his belly.
"Hello, welcome.
The day before yesterday, a troublesome dispute arose.
I had some trouble with the court, so I wanted to hear your thoughts.
Well, take your time, relax. The acorns will be here soon.
I suffer through this trial every year."
Wildcat pulled out a box of cigarettes from his pocket and sucked on one.
"Would you like one?"
He offered it to Ichiro. Ichiro was surprised and said.
"No."
Wildcat laughed calmly and said, "Hmmm, you are still young."
He rubbed the match, frowned deliberately, and let out a cloud of blue smoke.
Wildcat's carriage attendant stood stiffly in a posture of caution.
However, he seemed to be holding back his desire for a cigarette, and tears spilled down his face.
At that time, Ichiro heard a crackling sound like heated salt under his feet.
Ichiro was surprised, and bent down and looked it.
There were golden round things glittering in the grass, here and there.
When he looked closer, he saw that they were all acorns with red pant, and there were more than three hundred of them.
They were all saying something.
"Oh, they're here. They are coming like ants.
Hey, come on, ring the bell. It's sunny there today, so cut the grass there."
Wildcat threw away his cigarette and hurried to tell the carriage attendant.
The carriage attendant was in a panic, then he took a big sickle from his waist and cut the grass in front of Wildcat.
Acorns sparkled out of the grass on all sides, and they jumped out and cried out.
The carriage attendant rang the bell "garan garan garan garan".
The sound echoed "garan garan garan garan" through the forest of Japanese nutmeg trees.
The golden acorns quieted down a little.
Wildcat was already dressed in a long black satin clothes and was sitting in front of the acorns, dignifiedly.
Ichiro thought it looked like the people visiting Great Buddha in Nara.
This time, the carriage attendant snapped his leather whip a couple of times.
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Ichiro thought it strange and turned around.
He saw Wildcat standing there, wearing a yellow surcoat and with its green eyes perfectly round.
Ichiro thought that the wildcat's ears were erect and pointed.
Wildcat bowed to him.
Ichiro also greeted him politely.
"Hey, hello. Thank you for the postcard yesterday."
Wildcat tugged at his whiskers and stuck out his belly.
"Hello, welcome.
The day before yesterday, a troublesome dispute arose.
I had some trouble with the court, so I wanted to hear your thoughts.
Well, take your time, relax. The acorns will be here soon.
I suffer through this trial every year."
Wildcat pulled out a box of cigarettes from his pocket and sucked on one.
"Would you like one?"
He offered it to Ichiro. Ichiro was surprised and said.
"No."
Wildcat laughed calmly and said, "Hmmm, you are still young."
He rubbed the match, frowned deliberately, and let out a cloud of blue smoke.
Wildcat's carriage attendant stood stiffly in a posture of caution.
However, he seemed to be holding back his desire for a cigarette, and tears spilled down his face.
At that time, Ichiro heard a crackling sound like heated salt under his feet.
Ichiro was surprised, and bent down and looked it.
There were golden round things glittering in the grass, here and there.
When he looked closer, he saw that they were all acorns with red pant, and there were more than three hundred of them.
They were all saying something.
"Oh, they're here. They are coming like ants.
Hey, come on, ring the bell. It's sunny there today, so cut the grass there."
Wildcat threw away his cigarette and hurried to tell the carriage attendant.
The carriage attendant was in a panic, then he took a big sickle from his waist and cut the grass in front of Wildcat.
Acorns sparkled out of the grass on all sides, and they jumped out and cried out.
The carriage attendant rang the bell "garan garan garan garan".
The sound echoed "garan garan garan garan" through the forest of Japanese nutmeg trees.
The golden acorns quieted down a little.
Wildcat was already dressed in a long black satin clothes and was sitting in front of the acorns, dignifiedly.
Ichiro thought it looked like the people visiting Great Buddha in Nara.
This time, the carriage attendant snapped his leather whip a couple of times.
- To return to table of contents of Acorns and Wildcat