painted for Children's book "OHANASHI BIKKURI-BAKO" pubulished by Gakken |
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| Top tage. Indian gods and godesses,from right,Ganesha,Saraswati,Shiva,Krishna |
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| Shiva's wife made a son while Shiba was out."I'm going to take a shower.Don't let anybody in."She ordered him. |
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| When Shiva returned he tried to enter but the son stopped him.Shiba got angry at Ganesha and cut off his head. |
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| The wife got angry and sad,Shiba gave his words that he will revive the son with new head.With the head he found first. Shiba put an elephant head. |
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| Ganesha loved sweets and he had a big abdomen. |
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| He rode on a mouse to go out.One day the moon laughed at Ganesha's big fall.Ganesha got angry at the moon and the moon had ran away.People were trouble without the moon. |
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| So they asked Ganesha to forgive the moon.Ganesha accepted but even today none is allowed to look up the Moon on Ganesha's birthday. |