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Sekidera Komachi

Sekidera Komachi is a very old story from Japan about a lady named Komachi who was very beautiful and talented. She lived a long time ago in a place called Heian, which is now called Kyoto.

One day, Komachi went to a place called Sekidera Temple to pray. She was very sad and wanted to ask the gods for help. When she got to the temple, she saw that it was very old and falling apart. The roof was leaking and the walls were crumbling.

Komachi felt sorry for the temple and decided to fix it up. She worked very hard and used her talents to make the temple beautiful again. She wrote beautiful poems and sang beautiful songs to the gods.

Over time, many people heard about Komachi and her good deeds. They were inspired by her and came to the temple to help her. Together, they fixed up the temple and made it a wonderful place to pray.

In the end, the gods were happy with Komachi's work and granted her wish. She became very famous and people still talk about her today as an important figure in Japanese history.