1. Hatsu Tenjin (First Tenjin Festival) 初天神

3. Children often bother their parents to buy them everything they see.
This can be a great nuisance for parents.

4. Daddy, Daddy…
What?
Will you take me to the Tenjin Festival?

5. No way.
You always make trouble, saying ‘Buy me this, buy me that…’ in front of the vendors.

6. I will not say ‘Buy me this, buy me that...’ I will be a good boy.

7. You have never been a good boy when you said you would.
But, take me to the Tenjin Festival.

8. Stop crying so loudly!

9. Darling, what’s wrong with you?
Kimbō is in tears and promises to be good, so please take him.
Kimbō, you won’t say ‘Buy me this, buy me that...’ today, right?

10. Trust me, I will not say ‘Buy me this, buy me that...’
You are both impossible.
I will take you to the Tenjin Festival and you promise that you will never say ‘Buy me this, buy me that…’

11. For sure?
Sure!
No doubt!
I’ve decided to take Kimbō to the shrine.
Prepare our supper while we are out Off we go.

12. Darling, watch the kid in the big crowd.
Kinbō, don’t get lost, make sure you stay with Daddy.

13. Of course he will be fine, because I’m with him. Let’s go.

14. Listen, son, you promised not to say ‘Buy me this and buy me that’ at the vendors.
Yes, I promised.
I will be good. Don’t worry.
A promise between men.

15. If you break your promise, saying ‘Buy me this and buy me that, ’ I will throw you in the river for punishment.
I will be OK, because I can swim.

16. Swimming won’t help you.
The Kappa in the river will bite you on the head!

17. Daddy, don’t you know that a Kappa is merely an imaginary animal?

18. Horrible adults threaten us children with imaginary creatures, lying as if they really exist.

19. We cannot entrust the future of Japan to such grown-up idiots.

20. Where did you learn such a thing?
Just walk.
Look! What’s that?

21. That’s a rickshaw.
I know it’s a rickshaw. I’m asking about the people on it.

22. They must be a family.
I thought so, too. A family.
They look so much alike.
And what are we?

23. No doubt we are a family.

24. We are a family.
They are a family, too…
I envy them…

25. They seem so comfortable on wheels.
On the contrary, we are walking so hard…

26. When kids have loser parents we end up in such misery…
Why do you say that? Children must be on their feet to train their bodies, so you grow up to be a strong adult like your Daddy.

27. Look over there at that child being swung along between his parents… So cute, kids should be innocent like that.
Then swing me! Lift me!

28. You sound saucy, but are a kid after all.
Hold my hand tight. I’ll lift you.

29. How is it?
Wow, it works! Feels so good!
Do it again, again!

30. How is it?
Feels so good! Floating in the air!
Do it again, again!

31. How is it?

32. Daddy,
You are so innocent and easy to please.

33. Stop making fun of your parent. I did it only because you asked.
Look, it’s getting crowded.
Hold my hand, so you do not get lost.

34. Don’t worry. I’m not that young so I won’t get lost.
So many people… Are they all going to the Tenjin shrine?

35. And so many shops and vendors…

36. Cotton candy!
Looking good…

37. Octopus Balls…
Looking tasty…

38. Looking good…
Masks!...
Apricot candy, two extra!
All looking so good…

39. Wait, Daddy.
Why are you pulling my sleeve?
Daddy, I didn’t ask you to buy me things today, right?
Right.
I kept my promise, right?

40. Yes. You’ve been a good boy.

41. Because I am a good boy…
Buy me a reward.

42. Now you’ve started.
You promised. I won’t buy you anything.

43. Don’t say that.
I am the only poor kid who hasn’t got anything.
Just one. Buy me something.
Buy me something, Daddy.

44. Buy me something, Daddy!

45. Are you going around selling your Daddy?
‘Buy Daddy, Buy Daddy’
People are watching us.
Stop it. I won’t buy you anything.

46. Please buy me something.
No!
Buy me…
No is No!

47. What’s wrong with buying me something to reward me for being good?
Buy me something…
Please…

48. BUY

49. BUY ME SOMETHING!

50. Why are you suddenly so loud?
People on the street are shocked.
Be quiet! I won’t buy you anything.
Buy me something! Anything will do.

51. Daddy, there’s a candy shop!
Daddy, just one piece of candy, please.
You promised not to beg.
Buy me a candy.
No!

52. Buy me a candy!
OK, OK, I will buy you one.
This is why I did not want to bring you here.

53. Sir, would you sell me just one?
My child would like to have one for his little mouth.
How much?

54. Here is the money.
You say, I can choose any one I like.
Don’t extend your hand. Your hands are dirty. I’ll pick one for you.
Open your mouth.

55. Do not put it on your teeth, or you will get a cavity.

56. Walk steady, looking straight ahead.
You are drooling all over. Just wipe it.

57. I do not know what you are saying.
Walk steady, looking straight ahead.

58. Watch the puddle.
There’s a puddle, just in front of you!

59. Why do you cry like a siren?
I dropped the candy because you hit my back.

60. You are such a nuisance.
Where did you drop it?
You can eat it when you wash off the mud.

61. I don’t like dirty, muddy candy.

62. Ha! I see a dango dumpling vendor.
Isn’t it so special, my dear sweet father?

63. You changed the tone of your begging.
Dango shops are not special at all, we just passed by another.
We are not buying dango.

64. Just one skewer of dango dumplings.
I won’t beg you for anything else Buy me dango.

65. Buy me…
No is No.
Buy me dango!

66. Buy me a skewer of dango dumplings.
No!

67. What’s the problem with only one skewer of dango ?
I am not asking for hundreds or thousands.

68. Dango...
I said No!
No!

69. Buy Me Dumplings!

70. Say that to ME!
Why are you shouting at that man?
He will never buy you anything.

71. I’ll buy you dango, so stop crying.
You are breaking your promise again.
This is why I didn’t want to bring you here.

72. You, dango-seller!
Why are you having a shop here?

73. Why don’t you have a shop somewhere with less traffic such as behind a washroom?

74. How much is it? It’s that expensive?

75. You’re asking for anko (bean paste) or mitsu (syrup) to go with the dumplings?

76. This is for my kid.
It must be anko because the syrup will drip all over.
Anko, please.

77. Sir, I like syrup.
Give me syrup, please.

78. No way.
You’ll make a mess with syrup.

79. mitsu. (syrup)
anko. (bean paste)

80. Enough! Stop screaming at strangers.
Dango-vendor! He wants syrup.
I am the one who wants to cry, not you.
I won’t bring you here anymore.

81. You mustn't cry any more.
Here you go… your dumplings with syrup.
See, I told you, so sticky and dripping.

82. You dango-vendor! You did not listen to me.
Why did you put this much syrup on the dumplings for a kid?

83. Here you go.
Eat.

84. No, I don’t want this.
Daddy licked off all the syrup.

85. I wish I hadn’t brought my father to the festival...

86. The end