THE STORY OF PRINCE YAMATO TAKE – Japanese Fairy Tales
The insignia of the great Japanese Empire is composed of three treasures which have been considered sacred, and guarded with jealous care from time immemorial.
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THE JELLY FISH AND THE MONKEY – Japanese Fairy Tales
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Japanese Fairy Tales – THE MIRROR OF MATSUYAMA – A STORY OF OLD JAPAN
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Japanese Fairy Tales – THE BAMBOO-CUTTER AND THE MOON-CHILD
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Japanese Fairy Tales – THE shinansha OR THE SOUTH POINTING CARRIAGE
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Japanese Fairy Tales – THE FARMER AND THE BADGER
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Japanese Fairy Tales – THE STORY OF URASHIMA TARO, THE FISHER LAD
Long, long ago in the province of Tango there lived on the shore of Japan in the little fishing village of Mizu-no-ye a young fisherman named Urashima Taro.
THE TONGUE-CUT SPARROW – Japanese Fairy Tales
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MY LORD BAG OF RICE – Japanese Fairy Tales
Long, long ago there lived, in Japan a brave warrior known to all as Tawara Toda, or "My Lord Bag of Rice."
LU-SAN, DAUGHTER OF HEAVEN – Chinese Fairy Tales
Lu-san went to bed without any supper, but her little heart was hungry for something more than food.
THE MAN WHO WOULD NOT SCOLD – Chinese Fairy Tales
Old Wang lived in a village near Nanking. He cared for nothing in the world but to eat good food and plenty of it.