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Length7h 23m
About this audiobook
Many of us are familiar with "Grimm's Fairy Tales", or children's stories from France, England, China, India and Germany, but are less aware of similar folk tales and children's stories from Japan. "Japanese Fairy Tales" by Yei Theodora Ozaki captures the exotic flavor, traditions and customs of this ancient land.
First published in 1908, this is a book of "beautiful legends and fairy tales of Japan" that were collected, translated and retold by the author, Yei Theodora Ozaki, who states: "...in telling them I have also found that they were still unknown to the vast majority, and this has encouraged me to write them for the children of the West." In part, the project was the result of a suggestion made by her friend Andrew Lang, another collector of fairy stories, who printed his stories in the many Colored Fairy Books.
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Rating★★★★ 4.0 (8.5K)
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GenreLiterary Classics, General Fiction, Fairy Tales and Folklore
Length7 hrs 23 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJan 14, 2019
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Preface
2MY LORD BAG OF RICE.
3THE TONGUE-CUT SPARROW.
4THE STORY OF URASHIMA TARO, THE FISHER LAD.
5THE FARMER AND THE BADGER
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6THE SHINANSHA, OR THE SOUTH POINTING CARRIAGE.
7THE ADVENTURES OF KINTARO, THE GOLDEN BOY.
8THE STORY OF PRINCESS HASE. A STORY OF OLD JAPAN.
9THE STORY OF THE MAN WHO DID NOT WISH TO DIE.
10THE BAMBOO-CUTTER AND THE MOON-CHILD.
11THE MIRROR OF MATSUYAMA. A STORY OF OLD JAPAN.
12THE GOBLIN OF ADACHIGAHARA.
13THE SAGACIOUS MONKEY AND THE BOAR.
14THE HAPPY HUNTER AND THE SKILLFUL FISHER.
15THE STORY OF THE OLD MAN WHO MADE WITHERED TREES TO FLOWER.
16THE JELLY FISH AND THE MONKEY.
17THE QUARREL OF THE MONKEY AND THE CRAB.
18THE WHITE HARE AND THE CROCODILES
19THE STORY OF PRINCE YAMATO TAKE.
20MOMOTARO, OR THE STORY OF THE SON OF A PEACH.
21THE OGRE OF RASHOMON.
22HOW AN OLD MAN LOST HIS WEN.
23THE STONES OF FIVE COLORS AND THE EMPRESS JOKWA. AN OLD CHINESE STORY.
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