Japanese Fairy Tales

By: Theodora Ozaki, Yei

Book Excerpt: ...r description as they seemed to need or as pleased me, and in one or two instances I have gathered in an incident from another version. At all times, among my friends, both young and old, English or American, I have always found eager listeners to the beautiful legends and fairy tales of Japan, and in telling them I have also found that they were still unknown to the vast majority, and this has encouraged me to write them for the children of the West.Y. T. O.Tokio, 1908.CONTENTS.MY LORD BAG OF RICETHE TONGUE-CUT SPARROWTHE STORY OF URASHIMA TARO, THE FISHER LADTHE FARMER AND THE BADGERTHE "shinansha," OR THE SOUTH POINTING CARRIAGETHE ADVENTURES OF KINTARO, THE GOLDEN BOYTHE STORY OF PRINCESS HASETHE STORY OF THE MAN WHO DID NOT WISH TO DIETHE BAMBOO-CUTTER AND THE MOON-CHILDTHE MIRROR OF MATSUYAMATHE GOBLIN OF ADACHIGAHARATHE SAGACIOUS MONKEY AND THE BOARTHE HAPPY HUNTER AND THE SKILLFUL FISHERTHE STORY OF THE OLD MAN WHO MADE WITHERED...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B08JDTNR7Z
• ISBN13: 9798683180737
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 180 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"