Rakugo in English
English Rakugo Short Stories
by Kanariya Eiraku
63. 右足と左足
The Tight and Left Legs
63. 右足と左足
The Tight and Left Legs
SCRIPT
A conversation between a doctor and a patient.
Patient: Doctor, I have pain in my left leg.
Doctor: Let me see. You are already 80 years old. I’ll give you some
painkillers but it’s not easy to get rid of the pain.
Patient: But doctor, I have no problem with my right leg. It is as old as
my left leg.