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ing which, as he holds the mallet, he can have anything he pleases. The servant returns with his prize. The Daimio asks him to produce a horse. The servant repeats his charm, and declares that the horse is ready saddled and bridled. The Daimio pretends to think his servant the horse, jumps on his back, and rides him about the stage in spite of his protestations."

Fifty of the Kiōgen have been published under the title Kiōgen Ki, and there is before me a manuscript collection which contains one hundred and fifty of these pieces.