   A hopeless kappa if ever there was one, it would appear at first that Watashi picked the short straw in selecting this particular kappa from the pet store. Kaatan has great difficulty picking things up, however with an owner as hardworking as Watashi, he gets the best treatment he could ever hope for! (Except for the toothpick thing...)     Although able to in Japanese Folklore, kappa in this anime cannot talk and therefore aren't always able to communicate clearly with the humans, though they seem to be somewhat efficient at communicating between themselves, evidenced by the large number of kappa friends Kaatan eventualy makes!

A young man passes a pet shop on his way home, and seeing a kappa in the window, decides to buy it on a whim. He brings the creature home, and names him Kaatan. He's never owned a kappa before, so he relies heavily on a book he purchased on the subject of raising and training kappa. The books gives several good tips for bringing up a smart and well behaved kappa, and it all seems very simple. Unfortunately, putting these techniques into practice and actually making them work is not quite as easy as the book implies. Kaatan seems to understand things at first, but usually ends up either forgetting what he's learned, or isn't interested in learning in the first place. However, this particular young man has a lot of patience, and continues his possibly fruitless effort to raise Kaatan into a pet he can be proud of.
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(Source: Anime News Network)