Anecdotes of Oyasama 89
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Anecdotes of Oyasama 89 presents the contents of "Leftover Sweet Sake," a selection from Anecdotes of Oyasama, published by Tenrikyo Church Headquarters in 1976. The content below appears on page 75 of the print edition.
Text: English translation and original Japanese
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89. Leftover Sweet Sake It happened that Oyasama's hand would not bring Her chopsticks up to Her mouth, although She tried hard, if someone had secretly tasted the food She was served. A vendor of sweet sake from Tanbaichi usually came around at the time when people were waking up from their midday naps. One day, in 1881, the vendor was passing by the Residence. Tamae, then five years old, found the vendor and said to Ie Murata who was with her, "Let's buy some for my grandma." Ie then bought some and served it to Oyasama. Oyasama was very delighted with Her granddaughter's affectionate thought, and took the cup of sweet sake into Her hands. Astonishingly, however, when Oyasama lifted the cup to Her mouth, it continued upward, and She could not drink the sweet sake after all. Seeing this, Ie said to Tamae, "Dear, we should not have served it to Oyasama," and humbly withdrew the cup. This happened because on that day the vendor had been to various places and by the time he came around to the Residence the sweet sake had become like leftovers. |
八九 食べ残しの甘酒 教祖にお食事を差し上げる前に、誰かがコッソリと摘まみ喰いでもして置こうものなら、いくら教祖が召し上がろうとなされても、どうしても、箸をお持ちになったお手が上がらないのであった。 明治十四年のこと。ある日、お屋敷の前へ甘酒屋がやって来た。この甘酒屋は、丹波市から、いつも昼寝起き時分にやって来るのであったが、その日、当時未だ五才のたまへが、それを見て、付添いの村田イヱに、「あの甘酒を買うて、お祖母さんに上げよう。」 と、言ったので、イヱは、早速、それを買い求めて、教祖におすすめした。 教祖は、孫娘のやさしい心をお喜びになって、甘酒の茶碗をお取り上げになった。 ところが、教祖が、茶碗を口の方へ持って行かれると、教祖のお手は、そのまま茶碗と共に上の方へ差し上げられて、どうしても、お飲みになる事は出来なかった。 イヱは、それを見て、「いと、これは、教祖にお上げしてはいけません。」 と言って、茶碗をお返し願った。 考えてみると、その甘酒は、あちこちで商売して、お屋敷の前へ来た時は、食べ残し同然であったのである。 |
