THE MIRROR OF MATSUYAMA
June 7, 2019
Long years ago in old Japan there lived in the Province of Echigo, a very remote part of Japan even…
THE BAMBOO-CUTTER AND THE MOON-CHILD
June 7, 2019
Long, long ago, there lived an old bamboo wood-cutter. He was very poor and sad also, for no child had…
THE STORY OF THE MAN WHO DID NOT WISH TO DIE.
June 7, 2019
Long, long ago there lived a man called Sentaro. His surname meant “Millionaire,” but although he was not so rich…
Many, many years ago there lived in Nara, the ancient Capital of Japan, a wise State minister, by name Prince…
THE ADVENTURES OF KINTARO, THE GOLDEN BOY.
June 7, 2019
Long, long ago there lived in Kyoto a brave soldier named Kintoki. Now he fell in love with a beautiful…
THE shinansha, OR THE SOUTH POINTING CARRIAGE.
June 7, 2019
The compass, with its needle always pointing to the North, is quite a common thing, and no one thinks that…
THE FARMER AND THE BADGER
June 7, 2019
Long, long ago, there lived an old farmer and his wife who had made their home in the mountains, far…
THE STORY OF URASHIMA TARO, THE FISHER LAD.
June 7, 2019
Long, long ago in the province of Tango there lived on the shore of Japan in the little fishing village…
THE TONGUE-CUT SPARROW.
June 7, 2019
Long, long ago in Japan there lived an old man and his wife. The old man was a good, kind-hearted,…
MY LORD BAG OF RICE
June 7, 2019
Long, long ago there lived, in Japan a brave warrior known to all as Tawara Toda, or “My Lord Bag…