The Shakuhachi

== Chapter 1 ==
Eiichi Takahashi played the shakuhachi in a temple. The music was divine and beautiful. The temple was decorated with byōbu. Gladly, Eiichi smiled at the ceiling. Leopards jumped in action as his imagination came to life. One leopard, named Satoshi, played the shakuhachi beautifully to lure the enemies to his trap. There was a big hole in the grass, and as the enemies pawed close to the hole, he galloped to the sky, leaving his enemies no choice but to fall and die.
“Wow,”, he whispered amazingly. “That was a great fight.”. The evening light shone through the windows. Every evening, he would come and play the shakuhachi for tourists to visit him. He was lonely, and he didn’t have a friend. Just those leopards on the ceiling were all he could interact with. But they never interacted with him. He cried sadly, putting his head on his lap.