A nine-minute film that moves like watching a child's afternoon unfold in real time. Yuji and Gick's argument over a walking stick never escalates into drama because the film understands that small disagreements between friends don't need to be resolved, just lived through together. The animation breathes with the kind of patience Ghibli reserves for moments that don't matter to anyone but the people inside them, turning a tie in a foot race into something worth sitting still for.
Yuji and his rabbit friend Gick come across a walking stick together and cannot agree on which of them should keep it. To settle things, they hold a series of contests: a foot race, a long jump and a round of sumo wrestling. Every single one ends in a tie. With no ideas left, the two go to Gick's Granny for advice, and she tells them to go on a treasure hunt. Who will come out the winner? The nine-minute fantasy adventure short is based on a picture book by Rieko Nakagawa and was made to be shown only at the Ghibli Museum in Mitaka.