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The Nose: Comical Account of Early Plastic Surgery



Zenchi Naigu is a respected monk unlucky enough to have a thick, six-inch sausage of a nose. It is the source of endless embarrassment to him, so when he hears about a new nose-shrinking treatment from China, he leaps at the chance. Sure enough, after a disciple has first boiled, then trampled on his nose, it shrinks to a more normal size. Happiness, however, does not follow as people make fun of Naigu's new nose.

The audio version of the story (read by Seishi Yamane, Pica and Zenji Hashimoto) has been divided into seven MP3 soundfiles to reduce download times. Just click on the links on the right to start downloading.

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