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Tanuki Scroll V: トラとキツネ 
Read today’s Japanese folk story from Wakayama Prefecture!
About a Chinese tiger challenging a Japanese fox to a race. The fox tricks the tiger to win the race and the tiger sulks back to China… and then sends a cat underling to go chase and bite the fox, but the cat mishears キツネ as ネズミ and this is apparently why cats chase mice.
ドン！ドン！
☆ Learnings ☆
New Words
竹やぶ 「たけやぶ」 ー Bamboo grove
早歩き 「はやあるき」 ー Fast-walking, almost jogging
反対側 「はんたいがわ」 ー Opposite side, opposition
Forgotten Meanings
同然 「Just like; no different from; almost the same as」
Forgotten Readings
別れる 「わかれる」 (to part (from people); to part with)
@lucylavelle, happy birthday!! 
モフモフ様！I don’t remember the real name of these little bird friends, but I do remember that they are just SO FLUFFY
I love these art styles, and the daily colours! I’ve got an art project going at the moment and one of your links had a section about the traditional colours of Japan and it’s actually exactly what I’ve been looking for, thank you, this’ll be real helpful! 