Japanese Fairy World - Stories From The Wonder-Lore Of Japan
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Japanese Fairy World - Stories From The Wonder-Lore Of Japan

  1. 214 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
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Japanese Fairy World - Stories From The Wonder-Lore Of Japan

About this book

This vintage book contains a collection of 34 fantastic stories from Japanese folklore. These magical stories full of wit, pun, myth, and riddle will appeal to lovers of Japanese literature and culture, and they would make for fantastic additions to collections of allied literature. Contents include: "The Travels of Two Frogs", "The Child of the Thunder", "The Tongue-cut Sparrow", "The Fire-fly's Lovers", "The Battle of the Ape and the Crab", "The Wonderful Tea-Kettle", "Peach-Prince and the Treasure Island", "The Fox and the Badger", "The Seven Patrons of Happiness", "Daikoku and the Oni", "Benkei and the Bell", "Little Silver's Dream of the Shoji", et cetera. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction. This book was first published in 1887.

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Information

Publisher
Mccormick Press
Year
2016
Print ISBN
9781408627518
eBook ISBN
9781473360815
Subtopic
Japanese History

Table of contents

  1. JAPANESE FAIRY WORLD.
  2. A Short History of Fairy Tales
  3. PREFACE.
  4. THE MEETING OF THE STAR-LOVERS.
  5. THE TRAVELS OF TWO FROGS.
  6. THE CHILD OF THE THUNDER.
  7. THE TONGUE-CUT SPARROW.
  8. THE FIRE-FLY’S LOVERS.
  9. THE BATTLE OF THE APE AND THE CRAB.
  10. THE WONDERFUL TEA-KETTLE.
  11. PEACH-PRINCE, AND THE TREASURE ISLAND.
  12. THE FOX AND THE BADGER.
  13. THE SEVEN PATRONS OF HAPPINESS.
  14. DAIKOKU AND THE ONI.
  15. BENKEI AND THE BELL.
  16. LITTLE SILVER’S DREAM OF THE SHOJI.
  17. THE TENGUS, OR THE ELVES WITH LONG NOSES.
  18. KINTARO, OR THE WILD BABY.
  19. JIRAIYA, OR THE MAGIC FROG.
  20. HOW THE JELLY-FISH LOST ITS SHELL.
  21. LORD CUTTLE-FISH GIVES A CONCERT.
  22. YORIMASA, THE BRAVE ARCHER.
  23. WATANABE CUTS OFF THE ONI’S ARM.
  24. WATANABE KILLS THE GREAT SPIDER.
  25. RAIKO AND THE SHI-TEN DOJI.
  26. THE SAZAYE AND THE TAI.
  27. SMELLS AND JINGLES.
  28. THE LAKE OF THE LUTE AND THE MATCHLESS MOUNTAIN.
  29. THE WATERFALL OF YORO, OR THE FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH.
  30. THE EARTHQUAKE FISH.
  31. THE DREAM STORY OF GOJIRO.
  32. THE PROCESSION OF LORD LONG-LEGS.
  33. KIYOHIME, OR THE POWER OF LOVE.
  34. THE FISHERMAN AND THE MOON-MAIDEN.
  35. THE JEWELS OF THE EBBING AND THE FLOWING TIDE.
  36. KAI RIU O, THE DRAGON KING OF THE WORLD UNDER THE SEA.
  37. THE CREATION OF HEAVEN AND EARTH.
  38. HOW THE SUN GODDESS WAS ENTICED OUT OF HER CAVE.