Introduction
Introduction

Background: A sunny day on a school rooftop

  • Eric, the foreign exchange student, is sitting with his Japanese friend Yuuki, eating lunch.
  • Eric is holding an apple and smiling, saying, “Apples are so delicious!”
Development

Background: Sitting close together on the rooftop

  • Yuuki starts peeling the apple into rabbit-shaped slices (usagi-giri).
  • Eric looks on with wide eyes, surprised, and says, “Wow, you peel the apple?”
Twist

Background: The sunset casts a warm glow on the rooftop

  • Yuuki hands the rabbit-shaped apple slices to Eric.
  • Eric, holding a rabbit-shaped slice, looks puzzled and asks, “You eat it like this?”
Conclusion

Background: Both smiling and enjoying the apple slices

  • Eric takes a bite of the apple slice and exclaims, “Delicious! Peeling it makes such a difference!”
  • Yuuki, smiling, explains, “In Japan, we often eat it like this.”