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Episode Title:
Frog Eggs.Episode Description:
Takuya, a shy boy from Tokyo, has moved with his parents in the countryside. His parents note how happier he is now, much better than when he was in Tokyo. His parents explain to his grandfather that he couldn't stand all the eyes staring at him, so they moved a place with fewer people. While walking down a trail, Takuya spots a pile of frog eggs in a stream. Suddenly, three boys sneak up behind him and ask what he's doing. Then they see the frog eggs and become fascinated with them until Takuya mutters that he found them first. The boys look at him, much to his discomfort, and to his growing discomfort, he realizes other people are staring at him as well, wondering what's going on. It becomes too much for him and he runs back home. That night, his parents explain to Grandpa that their son hasn't come out of his room since then. Grandpa decides to take him fishing to help take it off his mind. While he sleeps, Takuya has a nightmare of all the paintings' eyes staring at him. At one o' clock, he wakes up and rushes out of the house to look at the frog eggs in the stream again. He decides to take them so the three boys won't find them again. However, he sees the eggs as eyes, and when one of them moves, he freaks out... The next morning, Takuya's parents finding him staring at a fish tank. They explain that his grandfather would like to take him fishing after breakfast, if that's all right with him. Takuya says that he doesn't mind, much to their relief. As they leave, Takuya stares at the frog eggs moving in the fish tank saying he's not afraid anymore, that other people's eyes don't bother him anymore. "They can look at me all they want. I can take it." The story ends with Takuya's empty eye sockets bleeding.
