WEBVTT 00:00:09.834 --> 00:00:12.500 Maru lives in a mountain village. 00:00:12.500 --> 00:00:16.667 Fall comes early in Maru's village. 00:00:16.667 --> 00:00:18.709 When fall comes, 00:00:18.709 --> 00:00:20.959 everybody is very busy. 00:00:20.959 --> 00:00:24.667 When red cockscomb flowers bloom in a garden, 00:00:24.667 --> 00:00:27.625 grandfather is busy drying corn, 00:00:27.625 --> 00:00:30.125 while grandmother is winnowing sesame. 00:00:30.125 --> 00:00:32.583 Busy, busy, busy! 00:00:32.583 --> 00:00:36.417 When white buckwheat flowers bloom on a sloped field, 00:00:36.417 --> 00:00:39.542 his grandmother is busy drying chili peppers, 00:00:39.542 --> 00:00:42.125 and Maru is busy chasing chickens. 00:00:42.125 --> 00:00:44.875 Busy, busy, busy! 00:00:44.875 --> 00:00:48.166 When golden rice ripens in the field, 00:00:48.166 --> 00:00:51.291 sparrows are pecking at grains, 00:00:51.291 --> 00:00:54.291 and a scarecrow is busy driving them away. 00:00:54.291 --> 00:00:56.583 Busy, busy, busy! 00:00:56.583 --> 00:01:00.458 When chestnuts fall in the backyard, 00:01:00.458 --> 00:01:03.875 Maru is busy collecting the chestnuts, 00:01:03.875 --> 00:01:07.375 while squirrels and chipmunks are busy carrying them away. 00:01:07.375 --> 00:01:09.542 Busy, busy, busy! 00:01:09.542 --> 00:01:13.000 When poplar leaves turn yellow on the sidewalk, 00:01:13.000 --> 00:01:15.291 the whole family is busy threshing beans, 00:01:15.291 --> 00:01:18.208 while mice are busy stealing them. 00:01:18.208 --> 00:01:20.709 Busy, busy, busy! 00:01:20.709 --> 00:01:24.208 When rice wavers in the entire field, 00:01:24.208 --> 00:01:27.083 villagers are busy cutting the rice, 00:01:27.083 --> 00:01:29.709 while Maru is busy carrying them. 00:01:29.709 --> 00:01:31.667 Busy, busy, busy! 00:01:31.667 --> 00:01:34.709 When persimmons turn red and ripe, 00:01:34.709 --> 00:01:36.875 his father is busy picking persimmons, 00:01:36.875 --> 00:01:39.500 while his grandfather is busy picking them up, 00:01:39.500 --> 00:01:43.000 and his mother and grandmother are making dried persimmons. 00:01:43.000 --> 00:01:45.125 Busy, busy, busy! 00:01:45.125 --> 00:01:48.959 Magpies are also busy pecking at ripe persimmons. 00:01:48.959 --> 00:01:50.792 Busy, busy, busy! 00:01:50.792 --> 00:01:54.375 The white frost covered the ground. 00:01:54.375 --> 00:01:57.625 Maru is busy pulling up radishes and cabbages, 00:01:57.625 --> 00:02:00.625 while field mice and moles are busy running away. 00:02:00.625 --> 00:02:02.834 Busy, busy, busy! 00:02:02.834 --> 00:02:06.291 The leaves of paulownia trees fell off. 00:02:06.291 --> 00:02:10.959 Women are busy making kimchi around a well, 00:02:10.959 --> 00:02:13.417 while his father is burying kimchi jars, 00:02:13.417 --> 00:02:17.375 and Maru is carrying kimchi all around town. 00:02:17.375 --> 00:02:19.500 Busy, busy, busy! 00:02:19.500 --> 00:02:24.291 When the fallen leaves blow around in the wind here and there, 00:02:24.291 --> 00:02:27.125 his father is busy digging a hole for radishes, 00:02:27.125 --> 00:02:30.291 and wild geese are busy flying in the sky. 00:02:30.291 --> 00:02:32.583 Busy, busy, busy! 00:02:32.583 --> 00:02:35.166 Hoot! Hoot!' 00:02:35.166 --> 00:02:38.500 Perhaps an owl has come to the persimmon tree. 00:02:38.500 --> 00:02:43.959 Grandmother is busy picking beans, 00:02:43.959 --> 00:02:47.500 while Maru is sleeping. 00:02:47.500 --> 00:02:50.667 Busy, busy, busy!