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1. The priest kept a jar of sweet syrup which he would sometimes dip a finger into a lick. |
2. He told Ikkyu and the other disciples not to lick the syrup or they would die.
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3. One day, while the priest was out, Ikkyu and the disciples tried to taste the syrup. |
4. They also broke one of the priests valuable pots. |
5. "Don't worry," said Ikkyu. |
6. When the priest came home, he found all the disciples crying. |
7. Ikkyu explained, "We broke your valuable pot and we were very sorry.
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So we decided to kill ourselves by licking the syrup." |
8. "But no matter how much we eat, we still can't die." |
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