As Hikone was thinking of a way to build the bridge, something suddenly rose from the water. "Ah! A demon!" he cried, and tried to run away.
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The Carpenter and the Demon
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"Hey, don’t run! What were you muttering while you stared at the river?" Still frightened, Hikone answered, "I was trying to work out how to build a bridge, but I couldn’t think of anything." The demon replied, "A bridge? Impossible. Only I can build one, but I don’t do favors for humans."
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"Hey, don’t run! What were you muttering while you stared at the river?" Still frightened, Hikone answered, "I was trying to work out how to build a bridge, but I couldn’t think of anything." The demon replied, "A bridge? Impossible. Only I can build one, but I don’t do favors for humans."
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