The re-telling of a famous Japanese folktale about a couple who help an injured bird and get their just desserts.

Linda Gould is the editor of White Enso, the online journal featuring creative work inspired by Japan, and the host of hyakumonogatari kaidankai. She lives in Japan and is an on-again, off-again writer of short stories.

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