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''Bunbuku Chagama'' (Japanese: or ) is a Japanese folktale about a raccoon dog, or ''tanuki'', that uses its shapeshifting powers to reward its rescuer for his kindness. ==Story== ''Bunbuku Chagama'' roughly translates to "happiness bubbling over like a tea pot". The story tells of a poor man who finds a ''tanuki'' caught in a trap. Feeling sorry for the animal, he sets it free. That night, the ''tanuki'' comes to the poor man's house to thank him for his kindness. The ''tanuki'' transforms itself into a ''chagama'' (tea kettle) and tells the man to sell him for money. The man sells the ''tanuki''-teapot to a monk, who takes it home and, after scrubbing it harshly, sets it over the fire to boil water. Unable to stand the heat, the ''tanuki'' teapot sprouts legs and, in its half-transformed state, makes a run for it. The ''tanuki'' returns to the poor man with another idea. The man would set up a circus-like roadside attraction and charge admission for people to see a teapot walking a tightrope. The plan works, and each gains something good from the other—the man is no longer poor and the ''tanuki'' has a new friend and home. In a variant of the story, the ''tanuki''-teapot does not run and returns to its transformed state. The shocked monk decides to leave the teapot as an offering to the poor temple where he lives, choosing not to use it for making tea again. The temple eventually becomes famous for its supposed dancing teapot. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bunbuku Chagama」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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