Hiragana Reading Practice: Kachi Kachi Mountain


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To master reading hiragana, you need to practice a lot! A physical children story book such as this Ghibli’s Totoro movie book is a great book for collection and as a hiragana reading practice. But not all of us have resources to get them and that’s why we’re here to help!

You can use this Kachi Kachi Mountain (Click Clack Mountain) story to practice reading hiragana. There are a few important things you need to keep in mind though, check this article first if this is the first time you use this page to practice!

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• Kana in bold are particles. As particles は is read as WA and を is read as O.
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かちかちやま – Kachi Kachi Mountain

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Part 1 : A Naughty Racoon

1. とんと むかし ある ところ おじいさん おばあさん いました。

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Tonto mukashi aru tokoro ni, ojiisan to obaasan ga imashita.
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Quite long ago in that place there was an old man and an old woman.

2. ある ひ、 おじいさん やま はたけ まめ たね まいて いました。

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Aru hi, ojiisan ga yama no hatake de mame no tane o maiteimashita
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That day, the old man was sowing bean seeds in the mountain field.

3. ひと つぶ まいたら せん つぶ なあれ ひと つぶ まいたら せん つぶ なあれ

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Hito tsubu maitara sentsubu ni na are,
hito tsubu maitara sentsubu ni na are
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When I sow one seed, become one thousand seeds,
when I sow one seed, become one thousand seeds

4. すると たぬき やって きて、

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Suruto tanuki ga yatte kite,
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Suddenly, a raccoon came up,

5. せん つぶ まいたら ひと つぶ なあれ ひと つぶ まいたら くさって しまえ からかいました。

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Sen tsubu maitara hito tsubu ni na are,
hito tsubu maitara kusatte shimae to karakaimashita
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When you sow one thousand seeds they become one seed, if you sow one seed it will completely spoil. Teased the racoon.

6. 「この いたずら たぬき め!」

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Kono itazura tanukime!
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This naughty racoon!

7. おじいさん おいかけたら たぬき あかんべえ して にげて いきました。

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Ojiisan ga oikaketara tanuki wa akanbee o shite nigete ikimashita.
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When the old man ran after the raccoon, it ran away making faces.
8. おじいさん くやしくて たまりません。
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Ojiisan wa kuyashikute tamarimasen
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The old man feel annoyed and can’t stand it anymore.

Part 2 : A Revenge

9. そこ、 つぎ ひ、

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Soko de, tsugi no hi
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Then, the next day,

10. たぬき すわって いた きりかぶ とりもち べっとり ぬりつけておきました。

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Tanuki no suwatteita kirikabu ni torimochi o bettori nuritsukete okimashita.
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The tree stump where the raccoon had been sitting, had been pasted with a lot of glue.

11. おじいさん まめ まいて いたら たぬき やって きて、きりかぶ こし かけ、

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Ojiisan ga mame o maiteitara, tanuki ga yatte kite, kirikabu ni koshi o kake,
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While the old man was sowing beans the raccoon approached, and sat on the tree stump,

12. せん つぶ まいたら ひと つぶ なあれ, ひと つぶ まいたら くさって しまえ からかい だしました。

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Sen tsubu maitara hito tsubu ni na are, hito tsubu maitara kusatte shimae to karakai dashimashita.
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If you sow a thousand seeds they become one seed, if you sow one seed it will completely rot, he began to tease.

Part 3: Racoon Soup

13. 「それっ!」 おじいさん なわ もって とびだしました。
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soree! ojiisan ga nawa o motte tobidashimashita
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There! The old man ran out with a rope
14. たぬき にげよう する
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tanuki ga nigeyou to suru to
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When the raccoon tried to run away
15. おしり とりもち くっついて たつ こと できません。
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oshiri ni torimochi ga kuttsuite tatsu koto ga dekimasen
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the tanglefoot stuck to his bottom and he couldn’t stand.
16. たぬき おじいさん つかまって ぐるぐるまき しばられて しまいました。
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tanuki wa ojiisan ni tsukamatte
gurugurumaki ni shibararete shimaimashita
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The old man caught the raccoon
and completely bound him like a roll with a rope.
17. おじいさん たぬき かついで いえ もどって いきました。
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ojiisan wa tanuki o kaitsuide ie ni modotte ikimashita
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The old man returned home with the raccoon on his shoulder.
18. 「おばあさん、 こんや たぬきじる じゃ。」
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obaasan, konya wa tanukijiru ja
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Dear, tonight we will have a raccoon soup.
19. 「ほん まあ、 よく ふとった たぬき だ こと。
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hon ni ma, yoku futotta tanuki da koto
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How true, what a very fat raccoon.
20. ついで おいしい あわもち つくりましょう。」
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tsuide ni oishii awamochi mo tsukurimashou
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At my convenience lets make some delicious millet cakes.”
21. 「それ じゃ ちょっくら まち かいもの いって くる から
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sore ja chokkura machi e kaimono ni itte kuru kara
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I will go to the town for a little while to shop and return
22. たぬき にげ ださん よう つけて おくれ。」
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tanuki ga nige dasan you ni ki o tsukete okure
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please be careful that the raccoon does not run away.”
23. おじいさん たぬき だいどころ はり つるす to
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ojiisan wa tanuki o daidokoro no hari ni tsurusu to,
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The old man hung the raccoon from a kitchen beam,
24. まち でかけて いきました。
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machi e dekakete ikimashita
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and he went out to the town.

Part 4: A Cunning Raccoon

25. おばあさん あわもち ついて いたら たぬき いいました。
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obaasan ga awamochi o tsuite itara tanuki ga iimashita
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While the old woman was pounding the millett cakes the raccoon said.
26. 「おばあさん、 おばあさん、 おら てつだう から なわ ほどいて おくれ。」
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obaasan, obaasan, ora mo tetsudau kara nawa o hodoite okure
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Old woman, old woman, I also will help you if you will untie the rope please.
27. 「いいや、 おまえ なんか だまされない 。」
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iiya, omae nanka ni damasarenai zo
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No!, I will not be deceived by something like you.
28. 「だます なんて とんでもない。
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damasu nante tondemonai
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Of course I would not deceive you.
29. もちつき すんだら また しばれば いい。」
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mochitsuki ga sundara mata shibareba ii
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Its ok to tie me again after we finish pounding.”
30. 「なるほど。 それ そう だ。」
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naruhodo. sore mo sou da
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I see, quite true.
31. き いい おばあさん たぬき おろして
なわ ほどいて あげました。
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ki no ii obaasan wa tanuki o oroshite
nawa o hodoite agemashita
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With a good heart she took down the raccoon
and untied him.
32. その とたん、 たぬき きね
おばあさん あたま ぽかり。
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sono totan, tanuki wa kine de
obaasan no atama o pokari
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At that moment, with a mallet,
Thump! The raccoon hit the old woman’s head
33. かわいそう おばあさん それっきり うごかなく なりました。
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kawaisou ni obaasan wa sorekkiri ugokanaku narimashita
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Poor old woman, after that she became unable to move.

Part 5: A Terrible Things

34. そんな こと しらない おじいさん、
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sonna koto to wa shiranai ojiisan,
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The old man who didn’t know about that,
35. おいしい あわもち できた ころ だ
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oishii awamochi mo dekita koro da to
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thought it was about time that the delicious millet cake was ready,
36. もどって きたら、 おばあさん しんで いて たぬき いません。
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modotte kitara, obaasan ga shinde ite tanuki ga imasen
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when he returned, grandmother was dead and the raccoon was not there.
37. 「ひどい 、 ひどい 。」
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hidoi yo, hidoi yo!
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Terrible! terrible!
38. おじいさん おばあさん だいて なきました。
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ojiisan wa obaasan o daite nakimashita
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The old man held the old woman, crying.
39. その こえ きいて やま から うさぎ やって きました。
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sono koe o kiite yama kara usagi ga yatte kimashita
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The rabbit heard that voice and he came from the mountain.
40. 「おじいさん、 どうして ないて いる です。」
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ojiisan, doushite naite iru no desu
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Old man, why are you crying.
41. おじいさん わけ はなす うさぎ いいました。
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ojiisan ga wake o hanasu to usagi ga iimashita
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When the old man said the reason, the rabbit said.
42. 「もう なかないで ください。
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mou nakanaide kudasai
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Please don’t cry any more.
43. わたし きっと かたき とって あげます。」
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watashi ga kitto kataki o totte agemasu
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I will certainly give the revenge for you.”

Part 6: Unexpected Help

44. うさぎ やま かや かって いる ところ
たぬき やって きました。
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usagi ga yama de kaya o katte iru tokoro e
tanuki ga yatte kimashita
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As the rabbit was cutting thatch in the mountain,
the raccoon approached
45. 「うさぎ どん、 かや など かりとって どう する。」
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usagi don, kaya nado karitotte dou suru
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Mr. rabbit, for what are you cutting the thatch and things.
46. 「ことし ふゆ うんと さむい そうだ から
これ いえ つくる さ。」
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kotoshi no fuyu wa unto samui souda kara
kore de ie o tsukuru no sa
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Because I hear this winter will be very cold,
I am making a house from these
47. 「そんなら おら てつだう から いえ いれて くれ。」
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sonnara ora mo tetsudau kara ie ni irete kure
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In that case I will also help, so let me enter your house.
48. 「いい とも。」そこ たぬき うさぎ いっしょ
いっぱい かや かりとりました。
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ii tomo. soko de tanuki wa usagi to issho ni
ipppai kaya o karitorimashita
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Ok. And then together, the raccoon and rabbit cut a lot of thatch.

Part 7: Click Clack Birds

49. 「それ じゃ はこぶ しよう 。」
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sore ja hakobu to shiyou ka
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Now then, shall we try to carry it?
50. うさぎ たぬき
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usagi mo tanuki mo
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The rabbit and also the raccoon
51. せなか かや たば せおって
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senaka ni kaya no taba o seotte
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carrying the bundles of thatch on their back
52. やまみち おりて いきました。
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yamamichi o orite ikimashita
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went down the mountain path
53. うさぎ たぬき うしろ
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usagi wa tanuki no ushiro de
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Behind the raccoon’s back,
54. かちかち ひうちいし うちました。
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kachikachi hiuchiishi o uchimashita
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the rabbit hit flint stones, clack clack.
55. 「うさぎ どん、 かちかち いう なん おと だい。」
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usagi don, kachikachi to iu no wa nan no oto dai
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Mr. rabbit, what was that clack clack sound.
56. 「かちかちやま かちかちどり ないて いるんだ 。」
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kachikachiyama no kachikachidori ga naite irunda yo
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It is the crying of the clack clack mountain clack clack bird, you know.
57. 「そう 、 かちかちどり ないて いる 。」
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sou ka, kachikachidori ga naite iru no ka
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Oh I see, so it is the crying of the clack clack bird.
58. たぬき あるき だす
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tanuki ga aruki dasu to
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When the raccoon began to walk,
59. うさぎ たぬき せおって いる
かや たば つけました。
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usagi wa tanuki no seotte iru
kaya no taba ni hi o tsukemashita
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the rabbit put a fire in
the thatch bundle carried on his back.

Part 8: Boubou Birds

60. かや たちまち もえ あがって
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kaya wa tachimachi moe agatte
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The thatch suddenly burst into flames
61. ぼうぼう おと たてました。
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boubou oto o tatemashita
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and made a burning sound.
62. 「うさぎ どん、 ぼうぼう いう なん おと だい。」
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usagi don, boubou iu no wa nan no oto dai
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Mr. rabbit, what is the burning sound?
63. 「やま ぼうぼうどり ないて いるんだ 。」
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yama de bouboudori ga naite irunda yo
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In the mountain, the boubou bird is crying, you know.
64. 「そう か ぼうぼうどり ないて いる 。」
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sou ka bouboudori ga naite iru no ka
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I see, the boubou bird is crying.
65. いって いる うち せなか あつく なり、
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itte iru uchi ni senaka ga atsuku nari,
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While still speaking, his back became hot,
66. あわてて かや はず そう しました
もう まにあいません。
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awatete kaya o hazu sou to shimashita ga
mou maniaimasen
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in a hurry he tried to take off the thatch,
but he didn’t made it in time
67. 「あちあち、 はやく ひ けして くれ。」
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achiachi, hayaku hi o keshite kure
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Hot! hot!, quickly put out the fire!
68. たぬき もがき ながら かけて いきました。
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tanuki wa mogaki nagara kakete ikimashita
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The raccoon struggled while running.

Part 9: Spicy Medicine

69. つぎ ひ、うさぎ たで やま
たで はっぱ もんで いたら、
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tsugi no hi usagi ga tade yama de
tade no happa o monde itara
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The next day, when the rabbit was rubbing
the smartweed leaves in smartweed mountain,
70. やけど した たぬき やって きました。
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yakedo o shita tanuki ga yatte kimashita
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the burned raccoon approached.
71. 「やい うさぎ、 かちかちやま
よく ひどい め あわせて くれた な。」
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yai usagi, kachikachiyama de wa
yoku mo hidoi me ni awasete kureta na
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Hey rabbit, how dare you do such a thing
to me at kachikachi mountain.
72. 「はて なん こと やら。
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hate nan no koto yara
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I wonder what you are talking about.
73. おら たで やま うさぎ
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ora wa tade yama no usagi de,
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I am the smartweed mountain rabbit,
74. かちかちやま なんて しらない 。」
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kachikachiyama nante shiranai yo
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I don’t know about clack clack mountain.”
75. 「そん なら ここ なに して いる。」
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son nara koko de nani o shite iru
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In that case, what are you doing here?
76. 「やけど くすり こしらえて いる ところ だ。」
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yakedo no kusuri o koshiraete iru tokoro da
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Now I am making medicine for burns.
77. たぬき にこっと しました。
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tanuki ga nikotto shimashita
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The raccoon smiled.
78. 「ちょうど よかった。
おら せなか つけて くれ。」
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choudo yokatta.
ora no senaka ni mo tsukete kure
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Good timing.
please put it on my back.
79. 「よしきた。」うさぎ あかく ただれた たぬき せなか
ぴりぴり からい たで しる ぬり つけました。
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yoshikita. usagi wa akaku tadareta tanuki no senaka ni
piripiri karai tade no shiru o nuri tsukemashita
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Okay. The rabbit painted the spicy smartweed juice
onto the raccoon’s sore red back.
80. 「いててて……」
たぬき とび あがりました。
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itetete…. tanuki
ga tobi agarimashita
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Ouuchh Ouch…
The raccoon jumped up.
81. その まま もがく よう かっこう にげて いきました。
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sono mama mogaku you na kakkou de nigete ikimashita
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Ouuchh Ouch…
The raccoon jumped up.

Part 10: Fishing Together

82. その つぎ ひ、
うさぎ すぎ ばやし ふね つくって いたら、
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sono tsugi no hi,
usagi ga sugi bayashi de fune o tsukutte itara,
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Following that day,
when the rabbit was making a boat in the cedar woods,
83. また また やけどした たぬき やって きました。
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mata mata yakedoshita tanuki ga yatte kimashita
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again again the burned raccoon approached.
84. 「やい うさぎ、たで やま
よくも ひどい め あわせて くれた 。」
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yai usagi, tade yama de wa
yoku mo hidoi me ni awasete kure na
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Hey rabbit, how dare you do such a terrible thing
to me at smartweed mountain.
85. 「はて なん こと やら。
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hate nan no koto yara
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I wonder what you are talking about.
86. おら すぎ やま うさぎ
たで やま なんて しらない 。」
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ora wa sugi yama no usagi de
tade yama nante shiranai yo
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I am the cedar mountain rabbit,
I don’t know about the smartweed mountain.
87. 「そん なら ここ なに して いる。」
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son nara koko de nani o shite iru
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In that case what are you doing here.
88. 「ことし ふゆ さむくて
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kotoshi no fuyu wa samukute
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This winter is cold,
89. やま たべもの とれない そうだ
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yama no tabemono mo torenai souda
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and I heard the mountain harvest will not be available
90. から うみ さかな とり いく ふね つくって いる ところ だ。」
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kara umi e sakana o tori ni iku fune o tsukutte iru tokoro da
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therefore I am now making a ship to go get fish.”
91. それ きいて たぬき ふね ほしく なりました。
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sore o kiite tanuki mo fune ga hoshiku narimashita
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On hearing that the raccoon came to want a ship.
92. 「たのむ から おら ふね つくって くれ。」
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tanomu kara ora ni mo fune o tsukutte kure
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I ask you so, please make a ship for me also.

Part 11: A Black Strong Ship

93. 「いい とも。たぬき どん
くろくて じょうぶな ふね つくって あげよう。
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ii tomo. tanuki don ni wa
kurokute joubuna fune o tsukutte ageyou
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Ok. Mr. raccoon I will make
a black and strong ship for you.
94. はやく どろ はこんで きな 。」
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hayaku doru o hakonde kina yo
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Quick come to carry mud.”
95. たぬき よろこんで どろ はこんで きました。
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tanuki wa yorokonde doro o hakonde kimashita
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The raccoon gladly came to carry mud.
96. うさぎ その どろ まつやに まぜて,
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usagi wa sono doro ni matsuya ni o mazete
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The rabbit mixed pine resin into the mud,
97. どろ ぶね つくって あげました。
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doro fune o tsukutte agemashita
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and made for him a mud ship.
98. 「こりや いい ふね できた
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korya ii fune ga dekita zo
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The good ship is ready.
99. さっそく さかな とり いこう。」
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sassoku sakana o tori ni ikou
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let’s go fishing right away.”
100. うさぎ ふね のり、
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usagi wa ki no fune ni nori,
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The rabbit got on a wooden ship,
101. たぬき どろ ぶね のって おき こぎ だしました。
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tanuki wa doro fune ni notte oki e kogi dashimashita
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the raccoon got on the mud ship and they started rowing off(shore).

Part 12: Sing and Sink

102. しばらく して うさぎ ふなべり
ばんばん たたき ながら うたいました。
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shibaraku shite usagi ga funaberi o
banban tataki nagara utaimashita
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After a while, as the rabbit sang
he hit the top edge of the ship
103. それ みて たぬき いいました。
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sore o mite tanuki ga iimashita
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The raccoon saw that and said.
104. 「どうして へんな うた
うたって ふなべり たたく。」
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doushite henna uta o
utatte funaberi o tataku
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Why are you singing a strange song and hitting the top of the boat.”
105. 「なあに こう する
さかな よって くる から 。」
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naani kou suru to
sakana ga yotte kuru kara sa
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Well, because if I do this the fish come near.”
106. そこで たぬき まけじ
ふなべり たたいて うたいました。
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sokode tanuki mo makeji to
funaberi o tataite utaimashita
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So as not to be beaten,
the raccoon also sang and beat the boat.
107. すると とつぜん どろぶね ざっくり さけて
ずんずん しずみ はじめました。
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suruto totsuzen dorobune ga zakkuri sakete
zunzun shizumi hajimemashita
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Just then the mud ship suddenly tore in half
and began to sink down and down.
108. 「わあ、 おら ふね しずむ。
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waa, ora no fune ga shizumu
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Wa! my boat is sinking.
109. うさぎ どん たすけて くれえ……」
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usagi don tasukete kuree
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Mr. rabbit help me!”
110. たぬき さけびました。
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tanuki ga sakebimashita
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The raccoon shouted.”

Part 13: Payback

111. でも うさぎ しらん かお。
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demo usagi wa shiran kao
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But the rabbit took no notice.
112. たぬき どろぶね
いっしょ ずぶずぶ しずんで いきます。
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tanuki wa dorobune to
issho ni zubuzubu shizunde ikimasu
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The raccoon together with his mud ship sank into the wet.
113. 「ああ、 もう だめだ……」
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aa, mou dameda
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On seeing that the rabbit said.
114. それ みて うさぎ いいました。
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sore o mite usagi ga iimashita
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It is the revenge for the old woman.
115. 「おばあさん かたき うち だ。
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obaasan no kataki uchi da
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do you realize?”
116. おもいしった 。」
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omoishitta ka
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The raccoon feel dissapointed and drooped his head,
117. たぬき がっくりと うなだれ、
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tanuki wa gakkuri to unadare
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and with that he sank to the bottom of the sea.
118. その まま うみ
そこ しずんで いきました。
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sono mama umi no
soko e shizunde ikimashita
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How did it goes?

Reading practice is very useful to burn hiragana alphabet to your brain. It undeniably hard at the first time, but gradually it will get better!! If this practice seems hard, try it again on the next day until it becomes easy for you to read it 。゚✶ฺ.ヽ(*´∀`*)ノ.✶゚ฺ。

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  • Hey,

    just started learning Hiragana and I noticed a mistake on

    7. 「この いたずら だぬき め!」 - だ should be a ta, not a da

  • Hi,
    Just wanted to let you know: at the top of the page, where the title is, the hiragana spell "kaguya hime" instead of "kachi kachi mountain"

  • It says Kaguya Hime - Kachi Kachi Mountain at the title of the story. Thought you'd like to know! Thanks for sharing this resource for practice!

  • Reading all these stories makes me want to real the full version of it ^ω^^ω^ thank you i can read more easier now!

  • No 6 is missing.

    also, why none of this stories have an ending?

    The are all updated years ago. Is anyone still taking care of this page?

    • It's an error in numbering, it's been fixed :D
      The progress has been slow since we lack of manpower and fund. There are a lot of material to cover. And since these story only acts as a reading practice without context, we prioritize the broadness of story title instead of working on each title until finished. We still maintain the page whenever we have time and the progress will still continue although it might take a long time since we have other priority content need to be made. Thank you for reading our site and patience. We hope this site helps you to learn Japanese easier :D

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