No. 6 — A thief's repentance
In the town of Yonago there lived an honest old man and his wife, and one night a thief crept into their house. The old man and old woman noticed the sound and were startled, but instead of driving the thief away, they invited him into the house and tried to share food with him out of their poor living. The thief was bewildered by this unexpected kindness and tried to run away, but the old woman stopped him, and at that point the text breaks off.
- Land
- Inaba and Hoki
- Type
- Strange Fates
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