なんちゃって英語・英会話コミュのComic storytelling

I read an interesting essay. I want to introduce
a part of this essay. They say that Kokinji Katsura
is an expert of comic storytelling. The master of
Kokinji Katsura was Kosanji Yanagiya. Mr.Katsura had
gone to his master's house everyday for practice of
comic storytelling.

The time was just after the Second World War, and so
it was lack of food. Mr.Katsura looked forward to
eating enough rice after practice at the master's
house. One day when Mr.Katsura came home after eating
heartily, he noticed to forget something at his
master's house.

When he came back, the master, his wife and his
children had dinner together. They ate sweet potatoes,
not rice. Mr.Katsura cried for the master's
kindness on the way of return. Mr.Katsura rejected
practice, because he thought he would trouble the
master's family.

And then his master said,“You are a big fool. I don't
teach you comic storytelling. I want to keep comic
storytelling for future generations.” His master
wanted to say that if human beings would keep
something important for future generations, they didn't
hesitate even to cut their meal.

Kokinji Katsura and Kosanji Yanagiya are stage names.
Comic storytelling is Japanese “Rakugo”. Only one
person talks on the stage during about thirty
minutes. Stories are usually fiction. They are funny,
but warmhearted.