A long time ago lived a princess and a crane. And there were onis. One day when the crane and Princess Makiko went out from the temple they made a wish about the onis that they won’t steal anything. And the next day the crane got trapped. Princess Makiko asked the king to help. He got the witch.

The good witch tried but it didn’t work. Then the witch went to buy really hard magic power but there was so many people in the line it took two days until it was the good witch’s turn. After two days it was finally her turn. She went back to where the cage was and she finally was there. She tried it but it didn’t work. Then the princess went and told the King that the witch’s power didn’t work.

Princess Makiko and the crane were waiting. The crane was crying in the cage and her wings couldn’t move too. Her eyes were shining. And after awhile the crane fell asleep.

The good witch got a little angry but she remembered what the magic duck said at the magic stuff store. There is a magic daruma that is super powerful. So she went to get it but she didn't have enough money to buy the magic taiko so she got her own broom and asked it for more and more money from her broom. Twenty dollars came out.

Then she went back to the store and got the magic taiko drum and tried it with the magic taiko and it worked! Then she got out from the cage. Then the princess was happy and the crane was happy. The good witch was happy and the king was happy too.

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