Short-tongued Sparrow

Short-tongued Sparrow

Tale from Japan.

Ancient times, in Japan tinggalah pair of grandparents. Grandpa was a very kind and hardworking. On the other hand was a grumpy grandma and good cussing, rude and her attitude is bad. That is why grandparents preferred to spend his time working in the fields from morning till evening. They are not blessed with children, but the grandfather had a sparrow who always comforted. She was very beautiful and named Suzume. Grandfather loved her dearly. Every evening his return from the field, my grandfather would open the cage Suzume, let it fly in the house, then ask him to play, talk, and teach him tricks that he learned quickly.

One day, when my grandfather went to work, the grandmother began to clean house. Yesterday's grandmother had prepared rice flour porridge to smooth washed clothes. The pulp was kept on the table. But now empty porridge bowl. Apparently grandfather Suzume forgot to close the cage, so he flew along the house and eating rice flour porridge grandmother. As the grandmother of confusion for anyone who spends her porridge, flying over Suzume grandmother. He then bowed kicaunya:
"It was I who ate the rice flour porridge grandmother. I think it is food for me. I beg you forgive me. Twit! Twit! Twit!"
My grandmother was very angry to hear confessions of the sparrows. Indeed grandmother never liked Suzume. Her existence only pollute Suzume home. This is the opportunity to vent his anger grandmother. So he went scolding from my grandmother's mouth. There is not enough to snatch a grandmother who blindly Suzume poor and cut off his tongue until the end.
"This is a lesson for you!" grandmother said, "because with this tongue you eat porridge flour berasku! Now get out of here! I do not want to see you again!"
Suzume just crying in pain, and flew away into the woods.

In the afternoon grandfather came home from the fields. As usual Suzume grandfather approached the cage to play with him. But it was empty cages. Suzume looking around the house and dipangilnya, but did not appear Suzume. Grandpa was convinced that neneklah who made Suzume go. So the grandfather went to the grandmother and asked:
"Where Suzume? You must know where he was." "Bird pipitmu?" grandmother said, "I do not know where he is. I do not see it all day. Oh, maybe he's bird species are not ungrateful.'s why she ran away and did not want to return even if you're very fond of her."
Grandpa, of course, does not believe the words of my grandmother. He was forced to speak honestly. Finally, the grandmother claimed to have expelled Suzume and cut his tongue.

That sentence because he had done bad "the grandmother said.
"Why are you so cruel?" Grandpa said. He was very angry, but he's too good to punish his wife's cruel. But he could not stop worrying about who would Suzume suffered.
"What a pity Suzume. He must be in pain. And without his tongue he might not be singing again," thought my grandfather.
He was determined to find Suzume see you tomorrow morning.

The next day, early in the morning my grandfather was already packed and ready to go to find Suzume. He went to the hill and into the woods. In each bamboo rumpunan met, he would stop and start calling:


"Where oh where pipitku poor bird,
Where oh where birds pipitku poor "

Grandpa continued to search tirelessly Suzume. He even forgot that her stomach had not filled since the morning. In the afternoon, grandfather arrived in the lush bamboo rumpunan. He also began to call again:


"Where oh where pipitku poor bird,
Where oh where birds pipitku poor "



From bushy bamboo, Suzume out. He bowed his head, saluted the old man. Grandfather glad to find Suzume, let alone proved Suzume tongue has grown again, so he can still sing. Suzume invites grandfather to come to his house. Apparently Suzume have families and they lived in a house like a human.
"Suzume certainly not ordinary birds," thought my grandfather.
Grandpa followed Suzume into rumpunan bamboo. Suzume house was very beautiful. The walls are made of bright white bamboo. The carpet was soft, the pillows are very soft and sitting covered a very fine silk. The room is very spacious and decorated with ornaments are beautiful. Grandfather served with a variety of foods and beverages that are delicious, too sparrow dances very amazing. Grandpa was also introduced to the whole family Suzume. They are all very grateful to my grandfather who has cared Suzume well. Instead grandfather begged her forgiveness for the cruel treatment of Suzume.

Time passed unnoticed. The night was getting late. Finally grandfather asked ourselves and give thanks for Suzume family welcome warm. Suzume grandfather begged to stay one or two nights, but my grandfather insisted to go home because the grandmother would look confused. Grandfather promised to menunjungi often suzume later. Before leaving Suzume grandfather forced to choose a gift box to take them home. There are two boxes on offer. One small and one large. Grandfather chose a small box.
"I am old and weak," he said. "I'm not going strong, if have to carry big boxes."
Suzume and grandfather brought his family to get out of bamboo and rumpunan once again bowed his head in salute.

Arriving home, the grandmother directly mencecarnya:
"Where do all day? Why not just go home tonight?" he asked.
Grandpa tried to calm him down and show what he got from the box Suzume. Grandfather also told the meeting with Suzume.
"All right!" said the grandmother. "Now quickly open that box! We'll see what it is." So they then opened the box together. Their surprise, found the box full of gold, silver and jewels are very beautiful. Grandfather gave thanks many times over that of grace. But instead the greedy grandmother grandfather scolded for not choosing a big box.
"If a small box that can sebayak contents of this let alone a big box," he shouted.

The next morning after a grandfather forced to show the way to the place Suzume, Grandma went with great enthusiasm. Grandpa tried to forbid, but in vain. Once past the hill and into the woods, the old woman arrived at the edge of bushy bamboo, so she began to call:
"Where oh where pipitku poor bird, Where oh where pipitku poor bird"

Suzume was out of the bushy bamboo and bowed his head to the grandmother. Without wasting time and without shame grandmother said:
"I'm not going to waste your time. I come here just to ask for a box that yesterday rejected by his grandfather. After that I'll go."
Suzume provide the required boxes, and without saying thank you, grandmother to leave the place.

The box was very heavy. With grandmother shuffled shoulder. The longer the box was getting heavy, as if containing thousands of stone. "This box must contain treasure very much," old thinking. He can not wait to know the contents of the box. So he lowered the box from his back and then open it. Wush! From inside the box out thousands of scary creatures and pursue grandmother who ran rushed. Lucky grandmother can get home even though her heart would break. Her grandfather to tell you what happened.
"That's the punishment for the greedy people," said the grandfather. "May this be a lesson for you."
Since then the grandmother never again issued harsh words and always be good to others. And they both lived happily ever after.

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