Once upon a time there lived an old couple in a far place in Japan. The old man fetched bamboo trees from the mountain and the old woman wove the bambboo twigs into baskets. The old man took the baskets to sell in the market nearby. This is how the two made their living.
One day when the old man was cutting a bamboo he was amazed to see some things shinning brightly inside it. It was a very unique bamboo....