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The document tells the story of a poor farmer who lives with his aged mother at the foot of a mountain in Shinano, Japan. The governor of Shinano issues a cruel decree that all aged people must be put to death. The farmer loves his mother and does not want to abandon her, so he carries her up the mountain to leave her there to die. As they climb, the mother drops twigs to mark the path so they can find their way back. When they reach the top, the son prepares a comfortable place for his mother and says goodbye. The mother tells him to follow the twigs back down the mountain. Moved by her kindness, the son refuses to leave her and they return home together. The governor
The document tells the story of a poor farmer who lives with his aged mother at the foot of a mountain in Shinano, Japan. The governor of Shinano issues a cruel decree that all aged people must be put to death. The farmer loves his mother and does not want to abandon her, so he carries her up the mountain to leave her there to die. As they climb, the mother drops twigs to mark the path so they can find their way back. When they reach the top, the son prepares a comfortable place for his mother and says goodbye. The mother tells him to follow the twigs back down the mountain. Moved by her kindness, the son refuses to leave her and they return home together. The governor
The document tells the story of a poor farmer who lives with his aged mother at the foot of a mountain in Shinano, Japan. The governor of Shinano issues a cruel decree that all aged people must be put to death. The farmer loves his mother and does not want to abandon her, so he carries her up the mountain to leave her there to die. As they climb, the mother drops twigs to mark the path so they can find their way back. When they reach the top, the son prepares a comfortable place for his mother and says goodbye. The mother tells him to follow the twigs back down the mountain. Moved by her kindness, the son refuses to leave her and they return home together. The governor