"Why are you not out on such a beautiful day? Come out with me, and we will go and cut grass on the hills together," said the rabbit, and the tanuki went with her. They both cut a lot to store for their food for the winter, and when they had finished, they tied it into bundles so that they could carry it on their backs. On the way home, the rabbit let the tanuki walk in front of her, and she took out her flint and struck it together.
'Kachi kachi,' went the sound of the flint striking, and the sparks set the tanuki's bundle on fire. "What was that?" asked the tanuki. "I thought I heard a sound."
"Did it sound like 'kachi kachi?'" asked the rabbit. "We are not far from Kachi Kachi Mountain, so that must be what you heard."
"Oh," said the tanuki, "I see." And he continued to walk until all the grass had burned away and scorched his back raw. When he realized what was happening, he screamed with pain and ran for home, as fast as he could.