Informing the farmer about how his wicked neighbours had burned the hand-mill, the spirit of the dog asked him to take
the ashes of the mill and sprinkle them on withered trees to make them bloom. The old man did so and found to his delight that the
words of the spirit were indeed true. The bare cherry tree in his garden sprouted blossoms when a pinch of the ashes were
sprinkled on it. Later, he was rewarded by the daimio for making an old withered cherry tree blossom once again.