it moved — so it was a bagworm
ugoite minomushi datta yo
1933–1934 · Begging journeys out from the hermitage
Sōmokutō · On the Begging Road (Gyōkotsu tojō)
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What he took for a dead leaf or a wood chip suddenly moved. Well now — it was a bagworm. The colloquial ending "it was, you see" makes it feel as if someone were beside him. A discovery on a solitary journey makes you want to report it to someone after all.