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Yasuji Murata's Monkey and the Crabs

Yasuji Murata's Monkey and the Crabs

猿蟹合戰

A greedy monkey named Sarukichi tricks a crab father named Kanisuke into exchanging a rice ball for persimmon seeds. The crab plants the seeds, which grow into a tree bearing fruit. When the monkey sees the crab struggling to pick the persimmons, he offers to help but instead steals the fruit and kills the crab with a thrown persimmon.

Kanitaro, the crab's son, seeks revenge. He consults with three uncles: Kurisaku the chestnut, Hachinosuke the bee, and Usubei the mortar. They devise a plan to infiltrate the monkey's house while he is away. When Sarukichi returns, he is ambushed by the chestnut bursting in the fireplace, the bee attacking with a spear, and the mortar falling on his head. Kanitaro then cuts off the monkey's nose, and the group returns triumphantly.

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