Manju Kowai (aka I'm scared of dessert!)

The daily NHK drama had a cute story today. When we heard the name (Manju Kowai - Fear of Manju?) Mitsuko said, "Oh, I think I've heard of that one." I'm beginning to believe that every Rakugo story is well-known, even though no one ever admits to going to a rakugo show. Somewhat like the time that a friend convinced me to watch some professional wrestling - and when I asked people about it, they were all familiar with the wrestlers, even though no one ever watched it (why was it on TV then?).
( details behind the curtain, as usual . . . )

It reminds me of the story of B'rer Rabbit and the Briar Patch - Don't throw me in there, please?

Please don't throw tasty treats at me! Oh, please!