A long time ago, there was a poor boy named Taro. He worked for the fields of others and live hath his master's house. One day, Taro went to the temple to pray. "O, God of Mercy! I have worked in earnest, but life is not easy street." "Help me to live happy." Since then every finished work, Taro went to the temple. One night, a strange thing to wake Taro. In the surroundings become luminous, and popping sounds. "Taro, listen carefully. Cultivate a good thing the first time you get the next day. It will make you happy.
The next day, when out of the gate of the temple, Taro fell fell. When realized he was holding a piece of straw. "Oh, so god is a straw which meant, yes? What straw will bring happiness ...?", Thought Taro. Although somewhat disappointed with the acquisition of Taro objects and walk with a straw. On the way he captured and tied a large fly that flew with noisy around Taro in straw. Flies are circling the straw that has been tied on a twig. "Oh yes interesting," said Taro. It was after the train that followed the guards. Inside the train, a child was sitting watching the flies Taro. "I want the toy." A guard came over and asked for the toy Taro. "Please take", said Taro. The child's mother gave three citrus fruit as her gratitude to Taro.
"Why, a piece of straw could be three oranges," said Taro in the liver. While continuing his journey, seen a woman who was resting and very thirsty. "Excuse me, is there any place nearby springs?", Asked the woman. "There at the temple, but the distance is still far from here, if you are thirsty, it gave me oranges," said Taro while giving the orange to the woman. "Thanks, thanks to you, I became healthy and refreshed." Accept this woven fabric as our gratitude, her husband said. With a feeling of joy, Taro walking while carrying the cloth. Shortly thereafter, through a samurai with his horse. When near Taro, samurai horse had fallen and could not move anymore. "Oh, when we're in a hurry." The guards negotiate, what to do about the horse. Seeing the situation, Taro offered to take care of the horse. Instead Taro provide a roll of woven fabric that she got to the guards of the samurai. Taro taking water from the river and immediately gave it to the horse to drink. Then with great joy, Taro bring a horse that is healthy as he took two rolls of cloth remaining.
When the day of the evening, Taro went to the house of a farmer to ask for horse fodder, and instead he gave a roll of cloth he had. The farmer stared at the beautiful woven fabric, and felt very happy. As a thank you entertain Taro farmer dinner and allowed her to stay at his house. The next day, Taro excused himself to the farmer and continued their trip by riding his horse.
Suddenly in front of a large house, the people seem very busy moving things. "If there's certainly a very useful horse," thought Taro. Then taro go to the home page and ask if they need a horse. The house owner said, "Well good horse. I want it, but I currently do not have the money. Why do not I replace it with my rice?". "Fine, if used soon run out of money, but when cultivated fields will produce rice, Please if you want to be exchanged," said Taro.
"Wise of you to young children. What if while I was away for a distant country, you stay here to guard it?", Asked the owner of the house. "Fine, Thank you sir". Since then taro keep the house while working to clean the grass and working on the acquisition of paddy fields. When autumn arrives, Taro harvest rice very much.
The longer Taro getting rich. Because of his wealth came from a piece of straw, he was given the nickname "Merchant Straw." The rich neighbors came to Taro and ask for their daughter as a wife by Taro. But ultimately, Taro married a girl from a village where he was born. His wife worked diligently to help Taro. And they were blessed with a child who's funny. Time passed, but The owner of the house never to return again. Thus, Taro lived happily with his family.
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