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What does Takakuni take away from the potter’s story? What makes this story’s ending humorous?
Takakuni takes away from the story that a dragon used to live at the bottom of the pond, and he believes this as fact. This is humorous because Takakuni missed the point of the story—that Hanazo made up the lie about the dragon’s ascension and everyone came to believe it through the power of mass hysteria.
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What is the significance of Hanazo’s long red nose?
Hanazo’s nose serves as a symbol of his insecurity. It is because of his insecurity about his nose that he instigates the whole lie about the dragon’s ascension. Though his lie does distract everyone from his nose for...
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