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Reciprocation heron - Once upon a time somewhere in Japan, there lived a young man named Yosaku. Works fetch firewood in the mountains and sold it to the city. Money from the sale had bought food. Continue like that every day. Until one day when she was walking home from town he saw something flutter in the snow. Once approached turned out to be a heron who caught trapped being thrashed. Yosaku immediately release the device. Stork was very happy, he was circling over head Yosaku several times before flying into the sky. Due to the very cold weather, when he got home, Yosaku immediately lit the stove fire and prepare dinner. At that moment there was a knock on the door outside the house.
When the door opened, it appears a beautiful young woman standing in front of the door. His head was filled with snow. "Come on, lady must be cold, just warm your body close to the stove," said Yosaku. "Miss want to go where the truth?", Asked Yosaku. "I intend to visit my friend, but because of heavy snowfall, I was lost." "Can I stay here tonight?". "It's okay lady, but I am a poor man, had no mattresses and food." , said Yosaku. "It's okay, I just want to be allowed to stay". Then she tidied her room and cook a good meal.
When he woke up the next morning, she was already preparing rice. Yosaku thought that she would soon be gone, she felt lonely. The snow was still falling in thick. "Stay here until the snow subsides." After five days passed snow subsided. The girl was said to Yosaku, "Make me as your wife, and let me stay on in this house." Yosaku happy receiving the request. "From this day call me Otsuru," said the girl. Having become Yosaku's wife, Otsuru doing homework in earnest. One day, Otsuru asked her husband, Yosaku, bought him because he wanted to weave threads.
Otsuru began to weave. He advised her that do not ever peek into the canopy Otsuru weave. After three consecutive days without eating and drinking weave, Otsuru out. Cloth weaving has been completed. "It's woven ayanishiki. If it is brought to the city would have sold at high prices. Yosaku very happy because the fabric weave purchased the price is quite expensive. Before going home he bought a variety of goods to take home." Thanks to you, I get money This, thank you my wife. But merchants in the city actually wanted a fabric like that more. "Well to be me to make," said Otsuru. The fabric was finished on the fourth day after Otsuru weaving. Otsuru but looked unhealthy, and his body became emaciated. Otsuru asked her husband to ask him not weave anymore.
In the city, the merchant asked for a cloth one for Princess Kimono host. If no then Yosaku be decapitated. Yosaku told it to his wife. "Well I'm gonna Make some more, but only one piece yes", said Otsuru.
Due to fears about his condition increasingly weak and thin after each weave, Yosaku willing to look into the weaving room. But he was shocked when he saw in the weave room, apparently a stork was plucking the feathers to be woven into the fabric. So the crane was almost hairless body runs out of feathers. Stork was finally realized he was being observed by Yosaku, the crane was changed form back into Otsuru. "Finally you see it as well," said Otsuru.
"Actually I was a crane that once you please", to return the favor I was transformed into a human and do this, "said Otsuru." That means it's time I parted with you, "continued Otsuru." Forgive me, I beg do not go , "said Yosaku. Otsuru eventually turn back into a crane. Then he immediately flapped his wings terabng out of the house into space. Stay Yosaku himself regretted his actions.
