Japanese FairyTales THE OGRE OF RASHOMONJune 7, 2019Long, long ago in Kyoto, the people of the city were terrified by accounts of a dreadful ogre, who, it…
Japanese FairyTales MOMOTARO, OR THE STORY OF THE SON OF A PEACHJune 7, 2019Long, long ago there lived, an old man and an old woman; they were peasants, and had to work hard…
Japanese FairyTales THE STORY OF PRINCE YAMATO TAKEJune 7, 2019The insignia of the great Japanese Empire is composed of three treasures which have been considered sacred, and guarded with…
Japanese FairyTales THE WHITE HARE AND THE CROCODILESJune 7, 2019Long, long ago, when all the animals could talk, there lived in the province of Inaba in Japan, a little…
Japanese FairyTales THE QUARREL OF THE MONKEY AND THE CRAB.June 7, 2019Long, long ago, one bright autumn day in Japan, it happened, that a pink-faced monkey and a yellow crab were…
Japanese FairyTales THE JELLY FISH AND THE MONKEY.June 7, 2019Long, long ago, in old Japan, the Kingdom of the Sea was governed by a wonderful King. He was called…
Japanese FairyTales THE STORY OF THE OLD MAN WHO MADE WITHERED TREES TO FLOWER.June 7, 2019Long, long ago there lived an old man and his wife who supported themselves by cultivating a small plot of…
Japanese FairyTales THE HAPPY HUNTER AND THE SKILLFUL FISHER.June 7, 2019Long, long ago Japan was governed by Hohodemi, the fourth Mikoto (or Augustness) in descent from the illustrious Amaterasu, the…
Japanese FairyTales THE SAGACIOUS MONKEY AND THE BOAR.June 7, 2019Long, long ago, there lived in the province of Shinshin in Japan, a traveling monkey-man, who earned his living by…
Japanese FairyTales THE GOBLIN OF ADACHIGAHARA.June 7, 2019Long, long ago there was a large plain called Adachigahara, in the province of Mutsu in Japan. This place was…