Japanese Fairy Tales
By Yei Theodora Ozaki
- Release Date: 2013-03-23
- Genre: Fiction & Literature
This book is a fabulous compilation of classical Japanese tales collected and narrated by Yei Theodora Ozaki, such as:
My Lord Bag of Rice
The Tongue-Cut Sparrow
The Story of Urashima Taro, the Fisher Lad
The Farmer and the Badger
The «Shinansha» or the South Pointing Carriage
The Adventures of Kintaro, the Golden Boy
The Story of Princess Hase
The Story of the Man Who Did Not Wish to Die
The Bamboo-Cutter and the Moon-Child
The Mirror of Matsuyama
The Goblin of Adachigahara
The Sagacious Monkey and the Boar
The Happy Hunter and the Skillful Fisher
The Story of the Old Man Who Made Withered Trees to Flower
The Jelly Fish and the Monkey
The Quarrel of the Monkey and the Crab
The White Hare and the Crocodiles
The Story of Prince Yamato Take
Momotaro, or the Story of the Son of a Peach
The Ogre of Rashomon
How an Old Man Lost His Wen
The Stones of Five Colors and the Empress Jokwa
«Japanese Fairy Tales» may involve and entertain either adults or teenagers.
The edition from «Animedia Company» contains illustrations by various Japanese artists from 19th century.