Learn intermediate Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! Today we bring you the tale of Warashibe Choja, or the Straw Millionaire. This mukashi banashi tells the story of a man who just had no luck at all. But one day this all changed, and it started with a single stalk of wara, or straw. Tune in to find out how, and then stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!
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9 Responses to “Intermediate Lesson #45 - Warashibe Choja”
JapanesePod101.com says:
February 2nd, 2007 at 6:30 pm
Mina-san,
Enjoy the tale of Warashibe Choja, and if you know anything about the man who bought a house with a paper clip, let us know!
Yoroshiku onegai shimasu!
nanaka says:
February 2nd, 2007 at 10:46 pm
皆さん、こんにちは
An audio story lesson, eh? Funny enough that I only just heard of the mentioning of this story two weeks ago in anime 彩雲国物語(Saiunkoku Monogatari)。It’s good when things are connedted ^_^.
Just hope that after a few monthes when I come back to this lesson, I could undertand most of it.
Think I heard about that 26-year old Canadian man who traded a paper clip to a house. He did his transactions online, after 14 transactions and a year’s time, he finally got this 2-storey farmhouse landed in his hands. I’m sure if you google “paper clip to house”, you’ll find more details. Enjoy!
お疲れ様でした。
Mark says:
February 3rd, 2007 at 1:23 am
The guy in question is Kyle MacDonald (a Canadian) and he has a website called one red paperclip where he details his “adventures” in trading up to a house from the one red paperclip he started with. He started trading on July 12 2005 and on July 12 2006; he got a house in Kipling Saskatchewan, Canada.
ミシェル says:
February 3rd, 2007 at 12:40 pm
この昔話はちょっと複雑過ぎたけど、ハッピーエンドで終わったらいいです～
さて、ペーパー・クリップの話はすごいですようよ。
一年間でカナダにある家をもらって、この人は本当に運がいいですね。
この話を聞いたら、私はこれをやってみたいような気がしたが、実は寒いところはあまり好きじゃないのでカナダの家は「ダメ」と決めた。
その上、赤いペーパー・クリップを持っていない…
サインディ says:
February 4th, 2007 at 8:26 am
JP101 crew and listeners! 
Great history! this one is also better than the other ones from Christmas! Lets keep it up! 
Nanaka-san!
I agree with you!
Mark-san!
I heard of it before too! Great webiste I like it! 
S_R_C
Clienad says:
March 7th, 2007 at 12:26 am
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4918184.stm
paper clip man actually exists well ill be!
Brendan says:
October 3rd, 2008 at 11:52 am
Does anyone know the difference between wara and warashibe?
Thanks.
Naomi says:
October 3rd, 2008 at 2:33 pm
Brendan-san
Shibe means “core”,”stem”, “center” or “haulm.” So warashibe means a stem of straw.
I have never used or heard people using the word “warashibe” other than this WARASHIBE CHOUJA story.
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Topic: mukashi banashi | Politeness Level: Informal, Polite
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