The Madman on the Roof

By Kikuchi Kan

Characters
Katsushima Yoshitaro – A 24 year old who always climb to roofs
Katsushima Suejiro – Educated 17-year old brother of Yoshitaro
Katsushima Gisuke – Their father
Katsushima Oyoshi – Their mother
Tosaku – Their neighbor
Kichiji – Servant
A priestess – about 50 years of age

Setting
A small island in the Inland Sea

Plot
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Summary
Yoshitaro is the madman on the roof. His father, Gisuke, worries about his son all the time. Their neighbor,
Tosaku, knows about the priestess who has just come to the island. This Priestess believes in the god Kompira.
For Yoshi to stop climbing roofs, Gisuke lets Tosaku call the priestess to pray for Yoshi. After asking questions,
the priestess believes that Yoshi is under the influence of a fox-spirit. She told them to hang him to the branch
of a tree and smoke him with the smoke of green pine needles. Suejiro, the younger brother, arrived and
questioned their activity. He told the fraud priestess to go away. At the end, Yoshi is said to have seen a
golden palace in the clouds and he and Suejiro watches the golden sunset.

Theme

Lesson Learned
Never blahblah a happy man blahblahblah blah basta gets mo na shayna