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you simmer it dovvn, OK?

OK.

Turn dovvn the heat.

- Novv, the mizu-ame.

-Mizu-ame? OK.

A double handful, lift it out.

Oh, good job.

- Shake it a bit, then slip it in the pot.

-Slip it?

There we go.

Ah, that feels good.

- Novv, on to the next...

-Can I Wash up?

Of course, What were you Waiting for?

Well, uh...

Oh, the faucet? OK.

- Here goes.

Careful.

Good.

Looks great.

Ifs still a bit hot.

Is it OK?

Ifs still hot.

What do you think, boss?

Never had anything like it.

It sure is delicious.

Yes, it is.

I've finally met a dorayaki

I could stomach.

Huh?

What did you say, boss?

I've never ever eaten a whole dorayaki.

I dorft have a sweet tooth.

Well, that's...

But I can tell

that your bean paste is great.

It's rarely this good.

Why do you have

a dorayaki shop then, boss?

- Delish.

Enough.

Enough flattery.

ifs just so disappointing.

L-low could someone

who doesrft like sweets run

a dorayaki shop?

Why?

Actually,

I'm partial to this end of things.

Then why dorft you run a pub instead?

Why not?

It's 11 :
00. I'll open up.

Delicious.

Somethings changed.

-isn't it the bean paste?

This chunky bean paste is denser.

Lets you know ifs there.

Why? it's so smooth.

It vvasrft such a good match before.

Novv ifs the star of the shovv.

- What have you done, Sentaro?

-Did you get serious?

An upgrade?

A little.

He smiled!

- Hello!

-Can I help you?

- Three, for my grandkids and me.

-Three, OK.

Three at once!

360 yen, please.

The bean paste is delicious.

- Is it?

Everyone says so.

Thank you.

It's tasty, isn't it'?

Did you have one?

Thanks.

Rave reviews.

Can you read this to me?

What?

I'll read to you.

Sit up here.

The Night Bear.

Y'knovv, last night,

late at night, a cute kid came by.

Knock-knock, at the door.

Oh, really? I didn't hear.

Who came?

Who do you think?

Was it a boy? Or a girl?

A boy.

No. A bear cub.

He came looking for his mother.

Why was his mother gone?

I wonder why.

- His mother!

-There she is.

Oh, Mother! Where have you been?

- Why was she here?

-His mother was busy.

Oh.

The moon, ifs sparkling so pretty.

What's this?

This is a green moon.

I Want to see you, soon.

I'll make you some lunch.

Are you free some afternoon?

Really?

OK, I'll make you something.

Let's meet here.

It's all right. I'll call you.

Bye-bye.

Oh, I spilled.

What's this?

It got Wet. A kids book.

What is it?

It's OK, just a little Wet.

Hey!

You have to get rid of this bird.

Wakana!

Keep up the good vvork.

I Will.

Not you, boss.

- Huh?

-I'm talking to the beans.

To the beans.

People say they like it.

- Like What?

-Your bean paste.

The schoolgirls raved.

Really?

I look forward to meeting them.

They're just noisy kids.

It's good for kids to be noisy.

I Want to meet them.

Oh, ifs 11:
00. Time to open up.

- What's this?

-What is it?

What's up?

I came to buy a dorayaki.

Not ready yet?

Oh, welcome!

There's a line?

You can go now.

With so many customers,

you carft manage alone, boss.

Well, then help me.

Do they have bean paste?

- Is this ten?

-Not quite.

There's two.

- Five.

-That makes seven.

Three more.

That'll be 1200 yen.

Here you go.

- Thank you.

-Thanks.

This is great!

- Have a minute?

Checking on your shop?

There's a rumor going around.

Your part-time worker...

Oh, Tokue.

She's called Tokue?

You never tell me anything.

She's just helping me make the bean paste.

And working at the counter too.

A friend told me about her.

That woman...

her hands are crippled, right?

Novv that you mention it, a bit.

My friend says she might be a leper.

They call it Hanserfs disease now.

Hovv old is she?

In her mid-70s.

But she's strong.

And... Where does she live?

This...

is Where they quarantine leprosy patients.

It's a sanatorium.

This chicken scratch!

She says she's cured.

Of course she would say that.

Did you know?

In serious cases of leprosy,

people's fingers fall off.

Their noses melt dovvn.

Tokue has her fingers and her nose.

I dorft knovv, but...

they used to confine people for life

when they had leprosy.

I saw them when I was young...

at a temple...

Coo?

Coo!

Those people were on the temple grounds.

After they passed by,

the health office sprayed disinfectant.

But, mafam...

this shop is booming,

and ifs because of Tokues bean paste.

I know that.

But if the person

who tipped me off starts telling others,

it'll be the end of it.

Who told you and What?

That doesrft matter.

Anyway, you've got to let her go.

I'm sorry. Give me some time.

Hand me that, the spray, the disinfectant.

I dorft like it,

having to tell you this.

My husband put this shop in your hands.

Sentaro, he trusted you.

You're the manager here.

Besides,

vve covered the payoff for your incident,

and you still ovve us money.

anyway,

do What you have to.

Yeah, hello.

Ah, boss, where are you?

I'm feeling a bit...

Are you OK?

I think I'm just tired.

Oh, sure.

It's no surprise.

You never take a day off.?

Why do you work so hard?

You don't even like sweets.

Would it be OK to take the day off?

You should.

Take two or three days off.?

No. I'll be in tomorrow.

A ll right.

Since I'm here, I'll cook

the bean paste for tomorrow

Oh...

Can I ask you to do that?

I hate having this closed.

Can I get a dorayaki?

Ah, a customer?

Am I too early?

Ah, Wait a sec.

- Oh, this...

-Too early?

No, ifs OK.

Can you Wait a little?

- I just finished the bean paste.

-Oh, certainly.

What's the right amount?

I burned this one, ifs black.

Cook right up.

- Hello.

-Can I help you?

Five dorayaki, please.

- Five for three people?

-Yes, five for three of us.

- Can you divide them?

-it'll be OK.

Sorry to keep you waiting.

That's 480 yen. Thank you.

Thank you.

100, 200, 400.

I see how hard the boss works.

Excuse me.

Right away.

- One dorayaki.

-Oh, just one. Good.

Oh!

Ah...

Are you finished for today?

I was thinking I'd close dovvn,

but you made it in time.

Come on in.

Today...

the boss took the day off, so I...

I usually make the bean paste,

but today I tried

to make the pancakes too.

Like this.

I had many failures.

It's nice to be young.

You're lucky.

Oh, a bird.

Birds are lucky. They're free.

So many. Look!

Do you have siblings?

No, I dorft.

Arerft you lonely?

No, I'm not lonely.

Oh, I know.

You have a pet cat or dog.

No, I dorft.

I do have a canary.

A canary? Hovv does it sing?

And when its food is tasty?

Then it sings stronger.

How?

That sounds cute.

- Oh, boss! Good morning.

-Good morning.

I thought you had today off.

I had to cook the bean paste.

- For today.

-Bean paste?

I thought you cooked it yesterday.

Well, yesterday...

customers came,

so I had to open up the shop.

But

What about the pancakes?

I fried them all.

You fried them...

I had a lot of failures.

I'm sorry, boss.

But I sold them all.

I put up a sign:
Sold Out! Thank You

But, selling the whole batch,

you must have been tired.

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