The
House of 1000 Mirrors (Japanese Folktale)
Long
ago in a small, far away village, there was place known as the House of
When
he arrived, he bounced happily up the stairs to the doorway of
To his great surprise, he found himself staring at 1000 other happy little dogs with their tails wagging just as fast as his. He smiled a great smile, and was answered with 1000 great smiles just as warm and friendly. As he left the House, he thought to himself, "This is a wonderful place. I will come back and visit it often." In
this same village, another little dog, who was not quite as happy as the
As he left, he thought to himself, "That is a horrible place, and I will never go back there again." All
the faces in the world are mirrors. What kind of reflections do you see
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