| Rumor had it that every morning one sparrow entered the Seiryoden Chamber of the Dairi (Imperial Palace) in Kyoto, and it ate up cooked rice on daiban (a table on which food was served) in a split second. |
毎朝、京都の内裏の清涼殿へ1羽のスズメが入り込み、台盤（食事を盛る台）の飯をついばんであっという間に平らげてしまうというのである。 |