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The Old Man Who Made Flowers Bloom

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  1. Long, long ago, in a certain place, there lived a kind old man and old woman together with a dog.

  2. The dog's name was Shiro.

  3. One day, Shiro barked in the yard, "Dig here, woof woof."

  4. When the old man dug there, a lot of gold coins came out.

  5. The old man and old woman were overjoyed.

  6. Hearing this, the mean old man next door came to borrow Shiro.

  7. "Shiro, bark 'dig here' in my yard too."

  8. But where Shiro dug, only garbage came out.

  9. The mean old man got angry and yelled harshly at Shiro.

  10. After returning home, Shiro became sick.

  11. And then, he passed away.

  12. The old man and old woman, grieving, buried Shiro in the yard.

  13. Then, from that spot, a big tree grew in the blink of an eye.

  14. One day, a handful of ash blew over from under the tree.

  15. The old man tried scattering the ash on a withered tree.

  16. Then, beautiful flowers suddenly bloomed on the withered tree.

  17. Just then, a lord happened to pass by.

  18. "This is wonderful.

  19. I shall give you a reward."

  20. The lord gave the old man a great many rewards.

  21. Seeing this, the mean old man thought he would try it too.

  22. The mean old man gathered ash and waited for the lord.

  23. When the lord passed by, he threw the ash at the tree.

  24. But the wind blew, and the ash landed on the lord's face.

  25. The lord got angry and chased the mean old man away.

  26. The kind old man and old woman lived happily ever after.

  27. The end.