Legend tells of a strange event in one Japanese town's history. It says that around 250 years ago, a Japanese lord gave the village leader of Shirone a giant kite. Over time, it became the custom of the villagers to settle ＿＿（35）＿＿ by flying kites. If one villager could snag the other kite and force it to the ground, then the villager would win the argument. Eventually, this tradition of kite battling ＿＿（36）＿＿ a festival that takes place every June and has created a town full of people who are so passionate about kite flying that they have been ＿＿（37）＿＿ “kite crazy.” For most of the year, the people of Shirone are hardworking, sensible farmers. Once the spring planting is done, though, thoughts turn toward the sky and the kites that will soon ＿＿（38）＿＿ it. Before the flying occurs, though, kite construction is on everyone's mind. Shirone becomes a giant kite factory, and all ＿＿（39）＿＿ surfaces seem covered by kite making materials. All of these kites are made by hand in a traditional manner that requires ＿＿（40）＿＿ and teamwork. When the festival comes and kites are in the sky, each team's goal is to capture the other team's kite by wrapping its rope around the rival's rope. Once the initial maneuvering is done, brute strength ＿＿（41）＿＿ and it becomes a tug of war. The team whose rope snaps or kite drops loses the battling. The team whose rope stays ＿＿（42）＿＿ wins the game, but both kites usually end up destroyed.