| They explained 'we broke the hanging scroll and pot by mistake, so we were going to express our apology by killing ourselves by taking the poison, but unfortunately we couldn't die' and the master was at a loss what to do. |
そこで二人は、「掛け軸と壺を壊してしまったため、死んで詫びようと毒を飲んだが死ねず、困っている」と言い訳し、どうしてよいか困った主人が途方に暮れる・・・といったものである。 |