The Split Tongue Sparrow: a traditional Japanese folktale (English and Japanese Edition)

By Jan Hayes

In 1988 at the Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea, Jan Hayes first heard the story of the Split Tongue Sparrow. She asked for the story to be written in Kanji and later requested someone at the Japanese Center of Middle Tennessee State University to roughly translate the folktale. Hayes has put her own artistic flair into the retelling, adding haikus to the beginning and end and presenting the entire story in a way reflective of the traditional Japanese folktale style. For the publication, Eri Redfern translated the story back into Kanji, which is included in the back of the book. Bobby Dawson s artwork makes this heartwarming narrative about the blessings of kindness a true masterpiece.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0980028515
• ISBN13: 9780980028515
• Release Date: June 2008
• Publisher: O'More Publishing
• Length: 34 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.7" x 8.8"