這個扭蛋是關於一則日本民間故事~分福茶釜。日本群馬縣茂林寺有保存一個茶釜，據說這個茶釜是由一隻狸貓變身成的。
傳說很久以前有一位生活貧困的老先生，他在野外發現一隻狸貓被陷阱所困，然後這位老先生立即救了這支狸貓。為了感謝老先生的恩德，狸貓變身成茶釜並建議老先生賣掉茶釜換成錢來改善生活。因此老先生把茶釜賣給了一位和尚，有一天和尚用由狸貓變身的茶釜來煮水，但狸貓忍受不了高溫，茶釜變回一半的狸貓(茶釜長出狸貓的頭和四肢)並逃跑了。然而有另一則故事說，狸貓變身成會走鋼索的茶釜，靠著賣藝改善老先生的生活。
不論是哪一種說法，這是一則報恩且溫馨的民間故事。
The toy is related to a Japanese story. Long ago, there was a raccoon dog that was caught in a trap. An old man saw that the raccoon dog was injured, so he rescued it. The raccoon dog discovered that the old man was living a poor life. Therefore, it decided to help him.
The raccoon dog visited
the old man and suggested that it sell itself to make money and improve his
life. Then, the raccoon dog transformed itself into a kettle, and the old man
sold the kettle to a monk. That night, the monk wanted to boil some water, so
he used the kettle. However, the raccoon dog could not stand the high
temperature. Suddenly, its head and feet grew out of the kettle, and it ran
away.
There is another version of the story in which the raccoon dog performed in public and earned a lot of money to improve the old man's life. No matter which version is true, it is a story about repaying kindness and returning a favor.
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| 保存在群馬縣茂林寺，傳說中由狸貓變身的茶釜；分福茶釜 |
