<meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8">Not sure if this should be here or in Ethics and Morality.<br><br>ã?‚ã‚‹æ—¥ã€?森ã?«è¿·ã?„込んã?Ÿå“€ã‚Œã?ªæ—…人ã?Œå±…ã?¾ã?—ã?Ÿã€‚<br><br>Once upon a time, there was a sad traveller wandering through the woods.<br><br>å‰?世ã?®è¡Œã?„ã?«ã‚ˆã?£ã?¦ç?£ã?®å§¿ã?«ã?ªã?£ã?Ÿã?¨ä¿¡ã?˜è¾¼ã‚“ã?§ã?„ã?Ÿå…Žã?¨ç‹?ã?¨çŒ¿ã?¯ã€?ã?›ã‚?ã?¦ä»Šã?‹ã‚‰ã?§ã‚‚良ã?„è¡Œã?„ã‚’ã‚’ã?—よã?†ã?¨æ€?ã?„ã€?ã?©ã?†ã?«ã?‹ã?—ã?¦å½¼ã‚’助ã?‘よã?†ã?¨è€ƒã?ˆã?¾ã?—ã?Ÿã€‚<br><br>The traveller, really a god from the next world in disguise, came upon three animals: a rabbit, a fox, and a monkey. They decided then that each would do a good deed, helping the traveller somehow or another.<br><br>ç‹?や猿ã?¯ã?Šã?®ã?Šã?®é£Ÿã?¹ç‰©ã‚„夜具をæŒ?ã?£ã?¦ã??ã?¦ã€?ã??ã?®æ—…人ã?«å·®ã?—出ã?—ã?¾ã?™ã€‚<br><br>The fox and the monkey brought food and bedding, respectively, and presented them to the traveller.<br><br>ã?¨ã?“ã‚?ã?Œå…Žã?«ã?¯å·®ã?—出ã?™ã‚‚ã?®ã?Œä½•ã‚‚ã?‚ã‚Šã?¾ã?›ã‚“。<br><br>However, the rabbit had nothing to present.<br><br>ã??ã?“ã?§ã€?ç?«ã‚’ã?Šã?“ã?—ã?¦ã‚‚らã?„ã€?ã??ã?®ä¸Ÿã?¸é£›ã?³è¾¼ã‚“ã?§è¨€ã?„ã?¾ã?—ã?Ÿã€‚<br><br>Then, the rabbit built up the fire, jumped into it and said:<br><br>「ç§?ã?¯ä½•ã?®ã?Šå½¹ã?«ã‚‚ç«‹ã?¦ã?¾ã?›ã‚“。<br><br>"I can give you no help.<br><br>ã?›ã‚?ã?¦ã€?ç§?ã?®è‚‰ã‚’食ã?¹ã?¦ä¸‹ã?•ã?„ã€?<br><br>Please, eat my meat."<br><br>å…Žã?®è‡ªå·±çŠŸç‰²ã?®æ°—æŒ?ã?¡ã‚’æ±²ã?¿ã€?æ„Ÿå‹•ã?—ã?Ÿæ—…人ã?¯ã?Ÿã?¡ã?¾ã?¡å¸?釈天ã?®å§¿ã?«å¤‰ã‚?ã‚Šã€?ç?£é?”ã?«å?‘ã?‹ã?£ã?¦ã€?æ?¥ä¸–ã?¯ã??ã?£ã?¨äººé–“ã?«ã?ªã‚Œã‚‹ã?Ÿã‚?ã?†ã?¨è¨€ã?„ã?¾ã?—ã?Ÿã€‚<br><br><br>Touched by the rabbit's self-sacrifice, the impressed traveller instantly changed into Indra, and said to the fox and the monkey, "Surely, this rabbit will find its way to the next world."<br><br>特ã?«å…Žã?®å¿ƒã?Œã?‘ã?¯ç«‹æ´¾ã?ªã‚‚ã?®ã?Ÿã?£ã?Ÿã?®ã?§ã€?永久ã?«æœˆã?«ç½®ã?„ã?¦ã‚„ã‚‹ã?“ã?¨ã?«ã?—ã?¾ã?—ã?Ÿã€‚<br><br>Since the rabbit's heart was so good, Indra decided to put the rabbit on the moon for all eternity.<br><br>ã??ã?†ã?—ã?¦ã€?月ã?®è¡¨é?¢ã?«ã?¯é»’焦ã?’ã?®å…Žã?®å§¿ã?Œè¦‹ã?ˆã‚‹ã‚ˆã?†ã?«ã?ªã?£ã?Ÿã??ã?†ã?§ã?™ã€‚<br><br>Sometimes, it is said that the figure of a charred rabbit can be seen on the surface of the moon.<br><br>*weep*<br><br>*weep*<br><br>*weep*