📚️Reading:Level N4:かさじぞう Kasajizo(The Straw Hat Jizo)　

◆I am reading a Japanese text. Please practice while looking at the reading material website.From February 2026, I have been using Sally’s original reading scripts.　*Beginner Japanese Podcast◆朗読 ろうどく｜Reading aloud日本語の文章を私が読んでいます。朗読素材のサイトを見ながら練習してください。◆Free Extensive Reading Siteかさじぞう Kasajizo(The Straw Hat Jizo) ◆Summary　あらすじIn Japan, on New Year’s Eve, people clean their homes and eat rice cakes to welcome the New Year.This well-known folktale tells the story of an elderly man and woman.The old man lives in a snowy region and, although he is poor, he goes to the year-end market on New Year’s Eve to sell the handmade straw hats he made.He hopes to buy rice cakes for the New Year.However, instead of selling the hats, he returns home empty-handed.What on earth happened to the old man?◆Listener QuestionsNo.1 Why did the old man go to sell the straw hats?No.2 What do you think about what the old man did? Would you do the same?No.3 Have you ever read or listened to a Japanese folktale?【クイズのこたえ、コメントはこちらへどうぞ　You can comment here👇️】◆PodpageOfficial Website (Blog & Episode Notes)◆SpotifyLearn Japanese with Sally こちらでも聞くことができます◆YouTubeLearn Japanese with Sally 動画レッスンもあります◆My Udemy私が作った日本語レッスンです！！I currently have three Japanese learning courses available.