Sankichi: Everybody has something they are scared of. There is a reason for this.
You know, we bury the Ena in the ground after a baby is born.
The first thing crossing the ground where that baby’s Ena is buried,
is what that baby will be scared of.
Hachigoro: What on earth is an Ena?
Sankichi: An Ena is an umbilical cord everyone is born with.
By the way, what are you scared of, Hatchan?
Hachigoro: I'm scared of hairy caterpillars.
Sankichi: That's because a hairy caterpillar first crossed the ground
where your Ena was buried.
Hanchan, what are you scared of?
Hansuke: I really hate mole crickets.
They jump out from the garbage dump every time I dig it.
They have something like helmets on their heads.
It really gets on my nerve! I cannot stand them. Well, what is a scary thing for you, Sanchan?
Sankichi: Me? I am scared of centipedes!
What should I do if I were a centipede with so many legs?
I could not afford to buy so many sandals.
A centipede is the last thing I want to be.
By the way, Shochan, you have been so quiet all this time.
What are you scared of?
Shoichi: The thing I'm scared of? Nothing.
You know, man is the lord of creation.
Man is the greatest among all creatures.
It's impossible that there is even a scary thing for a man.
Sankichi: You really test my patience. Nothing scares you?
There must be something you really are scared of. How about snakes?
Shoichi: Snakes? I am not scared of snakes.
I sleep with snakes wrapped around my head when I have a headache.
The snakes tighten my head up, which makes me feel better.
Sankichi: Then, how about lizards or geckos?
Shoichi: Lizards? Geckos? I can eat three bowls of them!
I even eat ants, spreading them all over the rice like sesame seeds.
Well, it's a little bit hard to eat them because they move around,
but it is tasty when I mix ants with salt and put them on rice.
Sankichi: You really irritate me. Well, OK. Is there anything you really are scared of?
It doesn’t have to be insects or animals.
Shoichi: If you insist on it: Well, I must confess... I am scared of manju dumplings.
Sankichi: What? Manju dumplings?
You mean, the tasty sweet dumplings sold at a manju shop?
Shoichi: That's right. The truth is I am a coward.
The mere sight of a manju, although everyone loves it, makes my heart start trembling hard.
I might be scared to death if a manju is any where near me.
Shoichi: So, whenever I pass a manju shop, I get too frightened to walk.
Even if I have to go around the long way, I will avoid passing it.
Recently, a growing number of manju shops have appeared in Edo City,
which annoys me.
Oh, the mere thought of a manju makes me feel really sick.
I cannot stand it any longer. Please let me lie down there.
Hachigoro, Sankichi and Hansuke thought it would be fun
to buy a heap of manju and put them by his pillow.
""Shochan will be shocked to death to see a heap of manju.""
Hachigoro : But what if he actually does die?
Hansuke: It doesn't matter. Even if he were to die, it would not be our fault.
It will be the manju that killed him.
Sankichi: Hey, I hear something moving in that room.
Shoichi may have gotten up. Let's poke a hole in the paper screen and peek inside.
Hachigoro: Oh my goodness! That guy is crying and eating manju!
It must be a lie that he is scared of manju!
(They open the paper sliding door.)
Hachigoro: Hey, Shochan! You told us a lie that you are afraid of manju!
What an audacious fellow you are! What on earth are you really scared of?
Shoichi: Oh, sorry. Right now this manju has gotten stuck in my throat!
I can hardly breathe.
I should confess that I am actually scared of a cup of Japanese tea.