Golden melon

Japanese: 金の瓜 - きんのうり

A Japanese folk tale. A boy, learning of his mother's past, who was chased out of her position as a lady for farting, goes to the lord's mansion at the age of 13 to sell the seeds of a golden melon, saying, "It must be sown by someone who doesn't fart," and gets the lord to say, "Is there anyone in the world who doesn't fart?" In the end, his mother returns to her position as a lady and he becomes the heir. It is found mainly on islands such as Okinawa, Amami, Kikaigashima, Iki, and Sado. In addition to melons, there are also stories in which it grows into eggplants and money trees, and similar stories include "The Money-Dragging Horse."

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Japanese:

日本の昔話の一つ。放屁したために奥方の座を追われた母の過去を知った男の子が，13歳のとき，殿様の屋敷に黄金の瓜の種を売りに行き，「屁をひらぬ者がまかねばならぬ」と言い，「世の中に屁をひらぬ人間があるか」と殿様に言わせ，結局母は奥方の座に戻り，自分は跡取りになる。沖縄，奄美，鬼界ヶ島，壱岐，佐渡など，主として島々に分布している。瓜のほか，なすや金のなる木などになっている話もあり，類話に「銭垂れ馬」その他がある。

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