Doraemon's Short Stories (Book 1)

A Good Deed In A Weary World

NOTE: The title from the book should be "The Robot Saint" but I saw this episode and it says, "A Good Deed In a Weary World". It may had different subtitles, since it's different in Filipino. Just a reminder for that. :)

Also, Happy (late) New Year!! :D

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Nobi went out of the vacant lot, beatened up by Giant and Suneo. "Why does the wrong people always win and the people who are right always got beaten up?" he cried as he went home. "What kind of world is this?"

"Is the wisdom dead?!" he shouted as he entered the room, Doraemon was staring at him, crying. "Or the god is just sleeping?"

Doraemon stood from his seat and started shoving from his pocket, "The god is..." he spoke. "... I'm not saying he's gone. "But..."

Nobi gasped in surprise, "Huh?!?" He thought that he had a god gadget like that. Instead, he took out a tiny old man with a white beard, and a staff. "The Robot Saint!"

"This?" Nobi pointed it, "That's not looked like a saint."

"It's only the test for the good will," Doraemon smiled. "Do you remember the story about a man who helped an old man and because of that, God gave him 3 wishes?" Nobi gasped in surprise, "He will fulfill your requests!?"

Nobi kneeled to his knees and started saying nice words on the saint robot, "Are you hungry? Do you want to eat some ramen?" But Doraemon laughed. "You can't do that! It looks like you wanted to have a chance to try it, so you became generous ro him."

"Oh," he frowned. Doraemon took the saint robot and wind it up from behind, "You still need to wind it? That's really old."

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"I hope there's someone who is nice," Nobi smiled as the saint robot walks outside his home, to the streets, Doraemon followed. Then, for a second, the saint robot fell down, "He's trying that woman who's coming," Doraemon spoke.

The woman just looked at the saint robot for 4 seconds, and then she continued. "That woman is useless! She wasted that chance!"

After a few tries, many people didn't want to help the poor old man, or the saint robot, "They just ignores the robot. They're all just passing it."

Then, Suneo and Giant passed by, "What's this?" asked Suneo, looking at the old robot. Suneo smirked, kicking the robot, "This doll is really old." Giant laughed too. "Does anybody still remember God in these days?" Nobi felt sad, carrying the saint robot. But he still smiled and got an idea, "Let's show it to Shizuka. She's very good at these things."

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"Shizuka, let's play!" Doraemon and Nobi shouted happily at Shizuka, but Shizuka was not happy. "I can't," she said, disappointed. "I need to practice for the piano contest tomorrow but," she showed her left hand and there was a bandage on one of the fingers, they both gasped. "... my finger got crushed."

She started to cry and sed her right hand to brush off her tears, "It will recover in just a week, but I will not get in time for the contest." But Doraemon and Nobi ignored her feelings, and tried to make her happy again.

"Don't mind that at first," Nobi winked. "Just forget your problems at first, and have fun," Doraemon continued. But as they went outside the gate, Shizuka saw a poor doll lying on the ground. She took it, "What is this doll doing in here? Someone should have thrown it. How pity," she felt heartbrokened by this, but even more when the doll spoke in a weak voice, "I-i'm hungry."

A few minutes later, they were back at Shizuka's house, the saint robot, since he was so small, was standing on the table of the living room. Shizuka, gave him a tray full of food. "Is it okay if it's only just bread and coffee?" he nodded. "You're very nice, Shizuka," Nobi smiled.