Once upon a time, there was a poor but kindhearted grandpa who belonged to the Amis tribe. One day, he climbed the mountain to clear the weeds from his paddy field. After grandpa finished weeding the field, he started to make his way home. Suddenly, it started to rain heavily and grandpa quickly took shelter under a large tree. The rain continued to pour, and grandpa got worried. He said, “Oh dear! It is getting dark, but it is still raining heavily. What should I do?” Suddenly, a group of monkeys ran out from the bushes. One of them handed a leather jacket to grandpa and said, “Grandpa, Wear my leather jacket to keep yourself warm. We have prepared a sumptuous dinner for tonight, and would like to invite you to join us.”

And so, Grandpa followed the monkeys to their home deep in the mountains. By the time they arrived at the monkeys' home, the sky was already dark. All the monkeys ran out to welcome grandpa to their home. They also invited grandpa to try many delicious dishes from the mountain. During dinner, grandpa noticed an old female monkey lying on a bed inside a room. He turned and asked the Monkey King, “What happened to her?” The Monkey King replied, “She has been ill for a very long time.

We tried to cure her, but none of the herbs that we tried worked.” Grandpa took some herbs out of his bag, and mixed it with some ash from the stove. Then, he gave it to the Monkey King and said, “Give this medicine to her.” After taking the medicine, the old monkey was miraculously healed the next day. The Monkey King was very grateful and said, “Thank you for curing my granny! Please accept this gift as a token of my gratitude.” The Monkey King gave grandpa a rice winnowing basket made of bamboo, and taught him how to use it.

When grandpa returned home with the basket, his family looked very surprised. Suddenly, grandpa noticed that his little grandson had learned how to walk. He quickly asked, “Wasn't I away for only three days?” His son replied, “No, father, you have been away for three years.” Grandpa was shocked to hear that and took out the bamboo basket. He put a few grains of rice into the basket and started to winnow the rice. As if by magic, more and more rice appeared in the basket. Grandpa said happily, “This basket is amazing!” Soon, the entire room was full of rice. From then on, grandpa didn't need to climb the mountain to weed his paddy field. For the magical basket kept making rice, and kept his whole family from starving.

從前，阿美族有一位家裡很窮，心地卻很善良的老爺爺，有一天他從山上的田裡割完草要回家時，突然下起了大雨，老爺爺趕緊跑到大樹下躲雨。雨一直不停地下，老爺爺苦惱著說：「真是糟糕啊！天快黑了，雨還那麼大，該怎麼辦呢？」接著，忽然從草叢裡跑出一群猴子，其中一隻猴子拿著一件皮衣對老爺爺說：「老爺爺，這一件用獸皮做成的外套借你穿，我們家中還準備了豐盛的晚餐，歡迎你到我們家來。」於是，老爺爺便跟著猴子們到深山的家中作客。

到猴子們的家時，天色已經暗了，所有的猴子都高興地跑出來迎接老爺爺，也熱情地招待他享用所有的深山美食。吃飯的時候，老爺爺看見一隻老母猴躺在裡面的床上，便問身旁的猴王：「她怎麼了？」猴王說：「她病了好久，什麼草藥都吃了，可是都沒有效。」老爺爺便從袋中取出藥材與煮飯的薪灰揉在一起，拿給猴王：「這藥拿給她吃。」結果老母猴吃完後的第二天，病竟然全都好了，猴王很感激地說：「謝謝你治好了老祖母的病，我有個禮物要送給你。」猴王就把一個圓箕送給老爺爺，並教他使用的方法。

老爺爺帶著圓箕回到家中，家人露出驚訝的表情，這時看到原本只會在地上爬的孫子已經會走路了，趕緊問：「我不是才離開三天嗎？」兒子回答：「是三年。」接著，老爺爺拿出圓箕，放入一點點的米開始篩，結果米一直增加，還多到溢出圓箕來，老爺爺高興地說：「這個圓箕真是太神奇了！」最後整個房子裡全都是滿滿的米。從此以後，老爺爺再也不用辛苦地爬到山上割草耕田，一家人就可以過著溫飽的生活。