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Japanese Fairy Tales

Grace James

Book Overview: 

Collection of Japanese Fairy tales

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Book Excerpt: 
. . .Thus we suffer for the sins of a former life.” So the lady spoke and moaned like the lost soul that she was. But O’Yoné took her hand.

“See the round window,” she said.

Hand in hand the two rose lightly from the earth. Like vapour they passed through the unguarded window. The samurai called, “Come to me, beloved,” for the third time.

He was answered, “Lord, I come.”

In the grey morning Hagiwara’s servant found his master cold and dead. At his feet stood the peony lantern burning with a weird yellow flame. The servant shivered, took up the lantern and blew out the light; for “I cannot bear it,” he said.

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THE SEA KING AND THE MAGIC JEWELS

This is a tale beloved by the children of Japan, and by the old folk—a tale of magical jewels and a visit to the Sea King’s palace.

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Community Reviews

"A vosotros, que conocéis el verdadero amor, os suplico que recéis a los dioses para que haga buen tiempo la séptima noche de la séptima luna. En nombre del amor verdadero y de la santa paciencia, suplicad que, durante esa noche, ni lluvia, ni granizo, ni nubes, ni truenos, ni niebla acechante cubra

strangest fairy tales ever.

Cuentos cortitos y curiosos, todos fábulas de la mitología japonesa.

Usually I have my reservations when writers take on tales from countries they are not native to, but this book’s description stated that Grace James was an expert on Japanese culture and folklore so I decided to give it a chance; it was inexpensive and short, anyway.
The writing is very simple, whic

Stumbled upon this little gem at a local second-hand book store.
Lovely and whimsical stories with alluring Japanese illustrations.
I especially loved the one with the old lady and her missing dumpling.

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