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Alas, he did not know how to laugh.
Alas, he did not know how to laugh.
On his hands he would walk;
On his hands he would walk;
He ate [[:wikipedia:Puffed rice|''muri'']] with his feet.
He ate puffed rice with his feet.


In the pleasant sunshine at midnight,
In the pleasant sunshine at midnight,
He ate [[:wikipedia:Pitha|''pitha'']] from his back's furrow.
He ate pie from the furrow of his back.
With strength of tongue, sugarcane he chewed;
With strength of tongue, he chewed sugarcane;
Its juice sucked he with his teeth.  
Its juice sucked he with his teeth.