Granny – ” Usually we send the ochūgen but I’ve decided we’ll take it to the grandchildren this year.”
She couldn’t stop herself from eating the cookies.
Grandad -” You ate all the ochūgen cookies! Ah – that’s why you didn’t want it delivered this year.”
Granny -” I’m sorry but we never get ochūgen..”
Grandad -“Ok, this year we can buy ourselves some and buy double this year for the children.”
A few days later..
Grandparents -” Here is this year’s ochūgen.”
Children -” Thank you! Well, this year we bought you ochūgen too!”