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Summary of Drinking Sake with a Ghost
The old man was interested in a scroll at the antique shop. On the scroll, there was a drawing of a woman's ghost. The old man wanted to buy the scroll, so he asked Chubei the price. Chubei knew that his aunt and uncle got the scroll for damn near free. Therefore, he thought it was fair to give it to the old man for about 600 dollars (20 mon).
The old man misheard Chubei, and instead of hearing 20 mon, he heard 20 ryo. 20 ryo is about 26,000 dollars! The old man was rich, so he thought that it was a great price! The old man told Chubei how cheap it was, but he told him that he didn't have that kind of money on him. The old man told Chubei that he would return in the morning. In the meantime, he asked Chubei to set aside the scroll for him. He gave Chubei a deposit before leaving. Boy, Chubei was so pleased. It was a lot of money for him, even the deposit.
That night, to celebrate, Chubei drank sake while watching the scroll. He appreciated the old scroll because it had sold for so much. He said "you are so beautiful". "Why don't you come out and fill up my cup with sake". Chubei kept drinking. However, he noticed something odd. He noticed that his cup never became empty.
Chubei turned his head and saw the ghost woman pouring his drink. He was so surprised! The ghost was so pleased to be called beautiful, that she came out to help Chubei. Chubei drank more sake poured by the ghost. Chubei offered the ghost some sake, and they drank together.
They both drank a lot until the morning. Chubei feel asleep, until he heard a knocking on the door. It was the old man. Chubei said "I had a strange dream". He walked with the scroll to the door. He and the old man opened the scroll together and... There was the picture of a ghost, hungover! The end.
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