In the morning of the last day of the first term, students of a junior high school gethered at the schoolyard.

The principal remonstrated commonly with the students for a summer vacation starting the next day. The students were bored, of course.
After the lecture, the principal ordered the students to sing 'Kimi ga yo', a national anthem of Japan, together.

With anothers, Ota Sapo (A fictitious name. 14 years old.) started to sing it, remembering the past World Cup of football in France.

'Kimi ga yo wa, Chiyo ni yachiyo ni ...'
(It means 'We wish and believe a reign of an emperor continues forever.')

Suddenly, a big unknown monster came out of the shrine near the school, and covered the schoolyard with its big body.
The students and teachers got into panic, and most of them began crying and screaming for fear.

The monster gave the students a scolding,

'Don't sing a lie, young boys and girls!
You really wish and believe a reign of an emperor continues forever?
The emperor is not the ruler of your country now and was not the ruler of most of the past, as you know!
It's a democratic country that a people governs.
Sing what you feel and what you think!
For example,
'Waga yo no haru wa, Chiyo ni yachiyo ni ...'
(It means 'I wish our prosperity continues forever.')
or, when you feel sad,
'Waga yo no fuyu wa, Chiyo ni yachiyo ni ...'
(It means 'I'm afraid if my sadness continues forever.')
It's quite easy, isn't it?
Boys and Girls, don't be a liar like your principal and teachers!'

Then the monster vanished completely in a twinkiling.

The principal again ordered the students to sing 'Kimi ga yo'.
Sapo again started to sing it , remembering the past World Cup of football in France.
Good grief!