It took ten days, but finally the nose was back to its original size. The parents were extremely happy, and gave him a great deal of money in appreciation. Gengoro and his friend were pleased with themselves. They gave up their journey, went back home, and relaxed and enjoyed themselves. One day Gengoro was napping in a meadow.
Nose grow long.
Swift and steady, nose grow long. But he pounded the drum too hard, and the nose grew higher than the hills, higher than the clouds, and finally reached right up to the celestial axis at the top of heaven. Just at that time, the carpenters at the celestial axis were building a bridge across the great river of heaven. When they saw a strange object come poking up from below, the carpenters thought it was something rare indeed, and they used their carpenter tools to fasten it to a decorative nob on the bridge railing. However, because the tip of his nose was firmly attached to the bridge at the celestial axis, it couldn't come down as the nose grew shorter, so instead Gengoro's body was pulled upward.