At a certain place there once was a man who was a great liar. He had no friends because he was always telling things nobody could believe. He realized this, finally, and thought, "It won't do. I must be able to make friends of ordinary folk." He repented and secluded himself at the Kannon Shrine in the village for seven days and seven nights.
He prayed, "Please, Kannon Sama, make me an honest man like others." He prayed for one night, two nights, and on until the morning of the seventh day. That night his petitions would be complete, but he had received no sign.
He went down the hill from the shrine a little provoked.
