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A miracle nut

There was a tree which bears miracle nuts in a forest. Animals which ate the nuts could become anything they want to be. A rabbit ,whose name was Pyonsuke, lived in the forest. He had been distressed because he was small and weak. he often said "I wish I were a big and strong animal. All rabbits have to be afraid of other animals." One day he heard aboud the miracle tree. He wanted the nut, so he decided to go there. He got there and found the tree. He picked one of the nuts and ate it. Suddenly he felt strange. He became bigger and bigger. His white far changed into yellow and black stripes. Finally, he became a tiger! He was very surprised, and so excited. On his way home, he met a tiger from which he used to run away in fear. The tiger glanced at Pyonsuke, but went by. Pyonsuke was very pleased because he felt he was thought to be strong by the real tiger. After that he saw a squirrel, called Kuririn, which is a friend of Pyonsuke, and said, "Hey, look at me! Can you recognize who I am? I could become strong!" However, Kuririn did not recognized that tiger was his friend, and became so fearful. Kuririn ran away, screaming. Pyonsuke was sad, and thought, "I want to return into a rabbit even if it is small and weak. I don't want to lose my friend." He felt lonely and cried alone. He slept alone at that night. The next morning he woke up to realized that he was lighter than a day before. He was returned into a rabbit! He was glad. Then he heard a voice, "Good morning! Let's go for a walk." Pyonsuke looked back. Kuririn was smiling.