"On a great road,
sheep are lost at the forks."
"Forks" refer to forks in the road.
"On a large road, there are always
several forks in it,
so you lose sight of the sheep that escaped."
Wrong.
Basically, it's saying, there are many
forks in the road of life
and you can easily get lost down
one of them without meaning to.
So, you should live your life
by setting goals.
That's the lesson of this proverb.
Therefore, everyone here
should also give some serious thought
to your career paths.
Me!
Why did you become a teacher,
Mr. Kimura?
Because I like high school
girls and things!
Hey, what was up with what
Kimura said just now?
When he came out and said it so bluntly...
No!
We boys were immensely moved!
He responded to us students
with such honesty!
Yeah, I've never met a teacher like him!
I don't doubt it.
It'd be a problem if there're more
like Mr. Kimura around.
One is plenty problematic!
Oh...
That's true. I'm surprised there
hasn't been any trouble so far.
Maybe the school's actually
been covering it up!
A suspense story, huh?
I don't think that's it.
Excuse me, next hour is swimming.
If we don't change soon, we,ll be late.
Yes, I had Miss Kurosawa
specially order it for me.
Really?
I'm already wearing mine
under my uniform.
Don't do something only
grade school kids would do.
Whoa!
An American!
There's an American among us!
Oh, you got that right!
I can hardly believe you were in middle
school just a year ago.
What?
You're Japanese.
What did you say?!
Well, you're right, I'm Japanese,
but somehow, I find it hard to accept.
Nothin, wrong with that. Nothin, wrong
with bein' Japanese.
Then, what about Yomi?
Hawaii.
Hawaii, is it?!
That's in America.
Well, to split it up into
three simple categories,
there's Miss Sakaki's group.
Uh-huh.
Then, there's Kaorin and Chihiro's group.
Uh-huh.
Is that where we fall?
If anything, you're...
in Chiyo-chan's group.
What?!
What is it?
Chiyo-chan, let's work hard.
Well, Chiyo-chan will probably
only be in your group
for a couple more years, though.
What?
Yeah, you might just turn out to be
like Miss Sakaki.
What?!
What is it? What is it?!
Traitor!
That's right, you traitor!
Traitor!
That's enough already,
we're leaving you behind.
How was it?
What?
How was what?
Ding-dong, ding-dong, ding-dong!
Ding-dong!
What was that?
A bell?
Meaning you passed? I don't get it.
Play hard, study hard!
There's nothing better than going
to the pool after studying!
You haven't actually studied,
now have you?
Shut up, it doesn't matter.
Okay, everyone, line up!
Looks like everyone's here.
Well, then...
Let's go straight to the gym
and play basketball.
Oh, but it would be better if you're wet...
sh**t, what to do?
Excuse me, Mr. Kimura...
I know!
Let's take a dip in the water first,
then go to the gym.
That's not what I meant!
Then, would volleyball be better?
Excuse me,
couldn't we play water polo?
What am I supposed to do then?
Mr. Kimura, what about your class?
I had Mr. Gotoh substitute for me.
You went that far to...
Okay, I don't mind if you want to observe,
so please just be quiet.
I understand.
It is the first day, after all.
First day? You mean, you're planning
to keep coming?
One, two, three, four!
Five, six, seven, eight!
One, two, three, four!
Five, six, seven, eight!
One, two, three, four!
Five, six, seven, eight!
One, two, three, four!
Five, six, seven, eight!
One, two, three, four!
Five, six, seven, eight!
Next! Stretching!
What?! Don't tell me that's your limit.
Yeah.
You're really stiff.
This is how you're supposed to stretch.
Octopus!
Yomi's flexible because her
body's made of fat!
Double Chop!
Don't be so rude!
But it's the truth!
It is not true!
Jiggle, jiggle. Hey, you made
a jiggling noise!
Cut it out!
Come on, quit goofing off
and do your stretches!
The water pipes at my home
have been leaking lately.
I see...
The rubber packing has probably
grown dry and brittle.
They grow dry and brittle
when they get old.
Well, I suppose so.
Have you grown dry and brittle too, Nyamo?
Enough! Please go back to your class!
Please go back! I am in charge of P.E.
Then let's trade!
I,ll teach P.E. during the summer,
so you teach classical lit!
No, thank you.
Come on, let's continue our class.
Yes, ma,am!
I just wanted to be at the pool...
The damp sensation...
He's crying.
Yeah, he's crying for real.
It's kind of amazing in a way.
Okay, now! Everyone, get in the water!
I'm first!
Second!
Thank you very much.
It's okay.
I guess you can't swim, Chiyo-chan?
I can sort of manage dog paddling, but...
Speakin' of which,
dogs swim by dog paddlin', right?
What about cats?
That'd be cat paddling, wouldn't it?
Cat paddling...
In that case, wouldn't it be Chiyo-chan
paddling for Chiyo-chan?
I see!
Then, Yomi-chan would be Yomi paddling.
Even in the pool, she studies.
What?! Are you that desperate
to get good grades?!
Moron.
What did you say?!
You want to study that badly?!
What's with you?! Shut up!
Pool! Pool!
Say, Miss Kurosawa?
Could ya teach me the trick
to gettin' faster at freestyle?
Trick, huh?
First, I'd say posture.
There's also timing and...
Oh, wait.
Start by tellin' me the trick to floatin'.
For some reason, I just sink.
That's called not being able to swim.
No, I can swim, I just sink.
What's with that?
Besides, people are lighter than water,
so you should float even
if you don't do anything.
Really?
But if that's true, no one'd
ever drown and die.
But the bodies of drowned
people always float.
Oh.
I see, I just have to become
a dead body then!
What's the matter?
I'm in the course of masterin,
the secret to floatin' in water.
That's amazing! How do you do it?
That's...
Like this!
Your body will learn to swim
while you're drowning.
Yukari, what about your class?!
I turned it into study hall.
You shouldn't do that!
Who cares? My students were happy too.
Never mind that, let's do a relay race!
Female teacher versus female teacher,
Steak Cup Relay Race!
You know...
Why is it that we get paid the same,
but you get to be at the pool while I'm
stuck in the classroom anyway?!
That's because I'm a P.E. teacher
and you're an English teacher, remember?
Then I quit being an English teacher!
Starting today, I,ll be a P.E. teacher!
Don't be absurd!
Then, let us do this.
Starting today, classical lit and
English classes
will be held in the pool.
Mr. Kimura, how did you get in?!
Actually, you too!
Oh, I used a duplicate key.
How come you have something like that?
It was in your drawer, Nyamo.
Don't take it without my permission!
And all the female students
will be in bikinis...
You borrowed my coat when you went
on a date with senior Sakurai too!
That was back in high school!
That's why it's accumulated
a lot of interest!
You okay?
Yes, thank you for the repeated help.
It's okay.
But you're amazin,, Chiyo-chan.
Why is that?
You already mastered the secret.
What? I did?
Yeah, you're really amazin'.
But why are you alive?
Huh?
Yukari, go for it!
Nyamo, don't you lose!
Well, we will hereby begin the very first
female teacher versus female teacher
Steak Cup Relay Race!
Nyamo, don't you lose!
Yukari-chan, go for it!
Go for it!
Ready!
Go!
Wow, that looked painful.
She's fast!
That's our Nyamo!
Damn P.E. teacher!
All right then...
interference!
Ow! A cramp! I got a cramp in my leg!
Honestly!
Well, Miss Yukari and Miss Kurosawa
will be serving as anchors
and competing one more time,
so we will start over again, beginning
with the second person.
Okay!
I should've just left you there.
Nyamo, you're soft when it comes
to going for the checkmate.
That's why, even when it comes to men...
Are you ready?
Yeah!
Then here we go again!
Ready!
Go!
Tomo-chan sure is energetic.
But she's all noise and no speed.
Miss Kagura!
Go for it!
Don't lose!
Go for it!
Steak!
Go! Go! Keep it up!
Go for it!
Osaka, what are you doing?!
This time, let's keep it a fair fight.
You have no right to say that!
See ya!
Team Miss Kurosawa wins...
Hey, is that a book on swimming?
Yes, I borrowed it from the library
during the lunch break.
We,ll win the relay race next time!
You were on Team Yukari, weren't you?
Next time, we,ll win Miss Yukari
her steak dinner.
Well, you can try, but we,ll always win!
You didn't contribute to the victory at all.
If we win in the end, that's all that matters!
Loser team! Loser team!
I know it was a Steak Cup Relay Race,
But I,ll be nice and let you off with
just soft serve ice cream.
Haha!
Are we in grade school here?
Oh, I'm so tired today.
I'm leaving, bye.
See you tomorrow.
Come on, Yukari, let's go.
Where?
Steak Cup Relay Race. I won, remember?
You're going to treat me, right?
No, I just named it in honor
of the steak we always eat.
It's sort of like the Japan Cup, as it were.
Liar!
Okay, okay, if you're going to
insist on it that much,
we can bet a steak dinner for
the second Steak Cup Relay Race.
There will not be a second time!
Oh!
What?
Oh, it's Mr. Kimura.
What's he doing?
Beats me.
It seems like he's looking for something.
Maybe he lost his wallet or something?
Or maybe a pet?
Oh!
He's probably lookin' for the entrance.
What entrance?
But don't you think his suspicious actions
smell of some sort of plot?
Like what kind?
You know, like...
He buried something under that tree.
Something? You mean money?
Tsk, tsk. I'd say a body.
What? You mean m*rder?
Yeah.
I see.
Then, that bag contained the weapon
he committed the crime with.
Right, right.
It's a mystery.
What? But we don't know whether
it's true or not yet...
Chiyo-chan, you better be careful
or you,ll get buried too.
We should be careful too.
It's the m*rder suspect.
You.
Oh, thank you for your contribution,
as always.
No way!
That was 10,000 yen.
Oh, you guys.
Mr. Kimura, he said, always?
As a teacher, it's a matter of course.
Mr. Kimura, what's in that bag?
Oh, these are empty cans.
You should properly dispose of trash
in a trashcan.
And you should sort them properly too.
Goodbye.
See? Mr. Kimura is a normal
person after all.
Just one of those easily
misunderstood types?
Oh.
Man, I want to watch them changing so bad.
Is it a misunderstanding?
No, let's not think too hard about this.
Durin, summer break, I like to just
sleep and do nothin,.
I just space out in a room
with air conditionin'.
Miss Osaka, you should do
your homework too!
If you'd like, come to our
summer home and...
Summer home?!
Next time on Azumanga Daioh,
we,ll watch me spend such a day...
Summer home?!
What floor is a summer night
horror story on?
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