[Snerk, Miyabi'd feel kinda guilty for making Marco so worked up if it wasn't so funny. Besides, that just means he's already enjoying her story, and it just started!]
Well... Long after this, the old man - while wandering on the mountains - met his old friend the sparrow! [Miyabi takes back the little paper crane, and the paper man, making them both bow to one another.] They both cried "Good morning!" to each other, and bowing low offered many mutual congratulations and inquiries as to health. Then the sparrow begged the old man to visit his humble abode, promising to introduce his wife and two daughters.
[Miyabi takes two more little paper cranes, and another piece of paper, cutting it into the shape of a house.]
The old man went in and found a nice little house with a bamboo garden, tiny waterfall, stepping stone, and everything complete. Then Mrs. Sparrow [Miyabi holds up a crane, a little yellow one.] brought in slices of sugar-jelly, rock-candy, sweet potato custard, and a bowl of hot starch sprinkled with sugar, and a pair of chopsticks on a tray. Miss Suzumi, the elder daughter [She holds up a purple one this time.] brought the tea caddy and teapot, and in a snap of the fingers had a good cup of tea ready, which she offered on a tray, kneeling.
"Please take up and help yourself. The refreshments are very poor, but I hope you will excuse our plainness," said Mother Sparrow. The delighted old man, wondering in himself at such a polite family of sparrows, ate heartily, and drank several cups of tea. Finally, on being pressed he remained all night!
For several days the old man enjoyed himself at the sparrow's home. [Look at the little paper man dance and bob about, hehe.] He looked at the landscapes and the moonlight, feasted to his heart's content, and played checkers with Ko-Suzumi the little daughter. [Tiny, green crane!] In the evening Mrs. Sparrow would bring out the refreshments and the wine, and seat the old man on a silken cushion, while she played the guitar. Mr. Sparrow and his two daughters danced, sung, and made merry. The delighted old man leaning on the velvet armrest forgot his cares, his old limbs, and his wife's tongue, and felt like a youth again!
On the fifth day...the old man said he must go home. [She lines up the little cranes, two parents in front and the two daughters behind, and makes the paper man bow politely before them.] Then, the sparrow brought out two baskets made of plaited rattan, such as are used in traveling, and carried on men's shoulders. [Miyabi quickly folds up two little boxes, and sets them down before the little paper man.] Placing them before their guest, the sparrow said, "Please accept a parting gift." [Little crane bow.]
Now one basket was very heavy, [she points to one.] and the other very light [Then the other]. The old man, not being greedy, said he would take the lighter one! So with many thanks, and bows, and good-byes, he set off homewards. [Miyabi puts the one paper basket in the hand of the paper man and "walks" him along with it.]
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Well... Long after this, the old man - while wandering on the mountains - met his old friend the sparrow! [Miyabi takes back the little paper crane, and the paper man, making them both bow to one another.] They both cried "Good morning!" to each other, and bowing low offered many mutual congratulations and inquiries as to health. Then the sparrow begged the old man to visit his humble abode, promising to introduce his wife and two daughters.
[Miyabi takes two more little paper cranes, and another piece of paper, cutting it into the shape of a house.]
The old man went in and found a nice little house with a bamboo garden, tiny waterfall, stepping stone, and everything complete. Then Mrs. Sparrow [Miyabi holds up a crane, a little yellow one.] brought in slices of sugar-jelly, rock-candy, sweet potato custard, and a bowl of hot starch sprinkled with sugar, and a pair of chopsticks on a tray. Miss Suzumi, the elder daughter [She holds up a purple one this time.] brought the tea caddy and teapot, and in a snap of the fingers had a good cup of tea ready, which she offered on a tray, kneeling.
"Please take up and help yourself. The refreshments are very poor, but I hope you will excuse our plainness," said Mother Sparrow. The delighted old man, wondering in himself at such a polite family of sparrows, ate heartily, and drank several cups of tea. Finally, on being pressed he remained all night!
For several days the old man enjoyed himself at the sparrow's home. [Look at the little paper man dance and bob about, hehe.] He looked at the landscapes and the moonlight, feasted to his heart's content, and played checkers with Ko-Suzumi the little daughter. [Tiny, green crane!] In the evening Mrs. Sparrow would bring out the refreshments and the wine, and seat the old man on a silken cushion, while she played the guitar. Mr. Sparrow and his two daughters danced, sung, and made merry. The delighted old man leaning on the velvet armrest forgot his cares, his old limbs, and his wife's tongue, and felt like a youth again!
On the fifth day...the old man said he must go home. [She lines up the little cranes, two parents in front and the two daughters behind, and makes the paper man bow politely before them.] Then, the sparrow brought out two baskets made of plaited rattan, such as are used in traveling, and carried on men's shoulders. [Miyabi quickly folds up two little boxes, and sets them down before the little paper man.] Placing them before their guest, the sparrow said, "Please accept a parting gift." [Little crane bow.]
Now one basket was very heavy, [she points to one.] and the other very light [Then the other]. The old man, not being greedy, said he would take the lighter one! So with many thanks, and bows, and good-byes, he set off homewards. [Miyabi puts the one paper basket in the hand of the paper man and "walks" him along with it.]