Iyi nkuru itangira igihe umwangavu Dong Yi avumbuye ikintu atigeze abona mugihe akina kwihisha no gushaka hamwe na mugenzi we, agahagarikwa na sekuru mugihe arimo arwana ninshuti ze.Dong Yi wagarutse mu rugo nimugoroba, asanga ibyo yasanze byahanaguwe na sekuru.Amaze kubaza Sogokuru, yamenye ko mbere ari itara rya kerosene, hanyuma Sogokuru abwira Dongyi inkuru ivuga ibyahise.

Hari mu gihe cy’umuco wa Meiji Era, ubwo Minosuke w’imyaka 13 yari impfubyi yabaga mu kiraro cy’inzu y’umuyobozi maze akibeshaho afasha abaturage gukora imirimo isanzwe.Umuyabaga yuzuye amatsiko nubuzima, kandi birumvikana ko akunda ikintu.Mu rugendo rw'akazi, Minosuke yagiye mu mujyi uri hafi y'umudugudu abona bwa mbere itara rya kerosine ryaka nimugoroba.Umwangavu yakurikiwe n’amatara yaka cyane n’umuco wateye imbere imbere ye, maze yiyemeza kureka itara rya kerosene rimurikira umudugudu we.Afite icyerekezo cy'ejo hazaza, yashimishije abacuruzi b'amatara ya kerosine muri uyu mujyi kandi akoresha amafaranga yakuye mu kazi k'igihe gito kugira ngo agure itara rya mbere rya kerosine.Ibintu byagenze neza, bidatinze umanikwa mu itara mu mudugudu, maze Nosuke aba umucuruzi w'itara rya kerosene nk'uko yabyifuzaga, arongora umukunzi we Koyuki, abyarana abana babiri, babana neza.
Ariko ageze mu mujyi, itara ryijimye rya kerosene ryasimbujwe itara ry’amashanyarazi ryoroshye kandi ryizewe, kandi n’amatara ibihumbi icumi, icyo gihe byatumye Nosuke yumva afite ubwoba bwinshi.Vuba, umudugudu Minosuke utuyemo nawo uzahabwa amashanyarazi, kandi abonye ko urumuri yazanye mu mudugudu ruzasimburwa, Minosuke ntabura gukomeza kurakarira umuyobozi w'akarere yemeye guha amashanyarazi umudugudu, kandi arabishaka. gutwika inzu y'umuyobozi w'akarere wihute.Ariko, yihutiye, Minosuke ntiyabonye imipira maze azana gusa amabuye ya flint y'umwimerere, kandi igihe yinubira ko amabuye ya flint ya kera kandi ashaje adashobora kuraswa, Minosuke yahise amenya ko ari ko bimeze no ku itara rya kerosene yari yazanye. umudugudu.
Kubera ko Minosuke yari atwawe cyane n’urumuri ruri imbere, ariko akibagirwa umugambi we wambere wo kuzana urumuri no korohereza abaturage, Minosuke yamenye amakosa ye.We n'umugore we bavanye itara rya kerosene mu iduka bajya ku ruzi.Minosuke yamanitse itara yakundaga cyane rya kerosene araryacana, kandi urumuri rushyushye rumurikira inkombe yinzuzi nkinyenyeri.
Ati: "Mu byukuri nibagiwe ikintu cy'ingenzi, kandi mu byukuri sinasohotse."
Sosiyete yarateye imbere, kandi ibyo buri wese akunda byarahindutse.
Noneho, ndashaka… Menya ibintu byinshi kandi byingirakamaro!
Nuburyo ubucuruzi bwanjye burangira!”
Minosuke yafashe ibuye ku ruzi ajugunya ku itara ryaka rya kerosine ku rundi ruhande… Mu gihe amatara yagabanutse buhoro buhoro, amarira yatembaga hasi hasi, kandi inzozi zo kureka itara rya kerosine rikamurikira umudugudu wose. yazimye.Nyamara, inzozi zo kubona ikintu gifatika kubwibyishimo byabaturage ziracyamurika nijoro.
Amatara ya kerosene ntabwo yose yamenetse, ariko imwe yahishwe rwihishwa numugore wa Minosuke kugirango yibuke inzozi zumugabo we ndetse nintambara, ndetse nibuka hagati yubusore bwe na Minosuke wakuye imodoka kugirango agure amatara ya kerosine.Nyuma yimyaka myinshi nyuma yurupfu rwumugore we nibwo itara rya kerosene ryavumbuwe atabishaka numwuzukuru wihishe.