Japanese Fairy Tales
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Preface
3:15 -
My Lord Bag of Rice
16:00 -
The Tongue-Cut Sparrow
21:08 -
The Story of Urashima Taro, The Fisher Lad
24:51 -
The Farmer and the Badger
15:57 -
The "Shinansha," or The South Pointing Carriage
8:00 -
The Adventures of Kintaro, The Golden Boy
18:53 -
The Story of Princess Hase
20:44 -
The Story of the Man Who Did Not Wish to Die
17:25 -
The Bamboo-Cutter and the Moon-Child
36:26 -
The Mirror of Matsuyama
34:48 -
The Goblin of Adachigahara
10:52 -
The Sagacious Monkey and the Boar
5:56 -
The Happy Hunter and the Skillful Fisher
40:03 -
The Story of the Old Man Who Made Withered Trees to Flower
18:01 -
The Jelly Fish and the Monkey
20:16 -
The Quarrel of the Monkey and the Crab
18:01 -
The White Hare and the Crocodiles
14:22 -
The Story of Prince Yamato Take
33:36 -
Momotaro, or The Story of the Son of a Peach
27:49 -
The Ogre of Rashomon
14:05 -
How an Old Man Lost his Wen
14:28 -
The Stones of Five Colors and The Empress Jokwa
20:47
Japanese Fairy Tales (1908) is a public domain work.
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About this book
A warrior crossing a bridge at Lake Biwa finds a dragon stretched across his path. His courage draws him into the troubles of an underwater household, where a giant centipede threatens the Dragon King's family. This opening sets the pattern for Yei Theodora Ozaki's collection: familiar human choices unfold in a world where animals speak, monsters appear and ordinary places conceal unexpected wonders.
The tales range from fishermen and princes to a moon child and a monkey seeking help from a wise boar. Ozaki's preface explains that she adapts Japanese sources for young English readers, adding descriptions and sometimes combining incidents from different versions. Alongside courage and resourcefulness, the excerpts raise questions of kindness toward vulnerable creatures. Readers interested in fairy tales can compare the varied encounters, while the named lakes, local customs and scenes of palace life give these stories a setting of their own.
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- Yei Theodora Ozaki
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- Childrens Classics
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