Japanese Fairy Tales.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ozaki, Yei Theodora.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mythology, Japanese.

Fables, Japanese.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (250 p.)

Place of Publication:

Auckland : The Floating Press, 2014.

Summary:

Travel back in time with this eclectic collection of ancient and medieval Japanese folktales, myths, and fables from Yei Theodora Ozaki, a skilled translator born to a Japanese father and European mother who as a young woman and adult divided her time between both regions. Spanning centuries, the collection is sure to engage folktale fans and readers of all ages.

Contents:

Title; Contents; Preface; 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 CrabThe 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; Endnotes

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

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ISBN:

9781776535118

1776535111