| "Eternal Chuckle" |
Eternal
Chuckle
| Mandarin: (hanyu pinyin) xiao4 |
| Cantonese: (jyutping) siu3 |
Long ago, in a distant village there was a place known
as The House of 1000 Mirrors. A happy, little dog
learned of this house and decided to visit. When he
arrived, he hopped up the stairs. He looked through
the door with his ears perked & his tail wagging
merrily.
He smiled a big smile & was answered with 1000 big
smiles, just as warm & friendly. He hopped away
thinking to himself, "This is a warm & friendly place. I
want to come back to visit often."
In the very same village another little dog, who was
not quite as happy decided to visit the house. He
climbed up the stairs & hung his head low as he looked
into the door. He saw 1000 unfriendly looking dogs
staring back at him.
When he growled at them, he was horrified to see the
1000 little dogs growling right back. He left thinking to
himself, "That is a horrible place and I will never go
back there again."
All the faces in this world are mirrors. What
reflections do you see in the faces of the people you
meet?
~ Japanese Fok-tale
as The House of 1000 Mirrors. A happy, little dog
learned of this house and decided to visit. When he
arrived, he hopped up the stairs. He looked through
the door with his ears perked & his tail wagging
merrily.
He smiled a big smile & was answered with 1000 big
smiles, just as warm & friendly. He hopped away
thinking to himself, "This is a warm & friendly place. I
want to come back to visit often."
In the very same village another little dog, who was
not quite as happy decided to visit the house. He
climbed up the stairs & hung his head low as he looked
into the door. He saw 1000 unfriendly looking dogs
staring back at him.
When he growled at them, he was horrified to see the
1000 little dogs growling right back. He left thinking to
himself, "That is a horrible place and I will never go
back there again."
All the faces in this world are mirrors. What
reflections do you see in the faces of the people you
meet?
~ Japanese Fok-tale
The House of 1000 Mirrors
| A Japanese Folktale |
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