Lord Bag Of Rice : LORD BAG OF RICE A SOLDIER in Japan was once about to cross a bridge near a lake when he saw a huge snake coiled on the bridge so that no one could pass. Now, do you think that this soldier turned and ran away, as many others had that day? No, indeed! He knew that a bridge was not the place...
The First Rabbits : THE FIRST RABBITS THE children in the sky were all crying. "Boo-hoo," said one. "Boo-hoo," said another. "Boo-hoo," said the rest. "Children, children, what is the matter?" asked the fairy mother of the sky. "We've nothing to play," replied one. "There's nothing to do," said another. "We can't play...
The Bamboo Cutter's Daughter. The Great Stone Bowl : THE GREAT STONE BOWL PEOPLE say that far away in India there is a stone bowl that belonged to the great god Buddha. They also say that it gleams and sparkles as though set with the most beautiful gems. It is hidden deep in the darkness of a great temple. Few have ever seen it, but those who have...
Title Page : JAPANESE FAIRY TALES Second Series. RETOLD BY TERESA PEIRCE WILLISTON ILLUSTRATED BY SANCHI OGAWA Rand McNally Chicago, New York 1911 Scanned By Eliza Fegley At Sacredspiral.com, February, 2004. Additional Formatting By John Bruno Hare. This Text Is In The Public Domain. These Files May Be Used...
Peach Darling : PEACH DARLING HERE once lived an old man and an old woman who had no child of their own. They felt very sad about this, for they said: "Who will care for us when we are too old to care for ourselves?" Since they had no children of their own to love, they loved all other children and tried to make...
The Bamboo Cutter's Daughter. The Dragon Jewel : THE DRAGON JEWEL PRINCE LOFTY was the one who was to go to bring the dragon jewel. He was a great boaster and a great coward. Of course he intended to get the dragon jewel, but you may be sure he did not propose to take the trouble himself. He called together a great crowd of his servants...
The Bamboo Cutter's Daughter. The Shell : THE SHELL IN THE SWALLOWS' NEST THE prince who was to find the shell hid in the swaLlows' nest was a very proud and lordly man. When he returned from the visit to the princess he called his head servant to him. "Do you know anything about the shell the swallows keep hidden in their nests?" he asked...
The Eighty One Brothers : THE EIGHTY-ONE BROTHERS NEAR Tajima, on the north coast of Japan, lived a mighty prince who had eighty-one sons. Eighty of them were bold, proud men, and hated the youngest brother, the eighty-first. This youngest brother was kind and good to everyone. His elder brothers said: "That is not the way...
Untitled : Title Page A Foreword Contents The First Rabbits Lord Bag of Rice Peach Darling The Old Man with a Wart The Eighty-One Brothers THE BAMBOO-CUTTER'S DAUGHTER The Bamboo Princess The Great Stone Bowl The Branch of the Jewel Tree The Fire Robe The Shell in the Swallows' Nest The Dragon Jewel The Smoke...
The Bamboo Cutter's Daughter. The Smoke : THE SMOKE OF FUJI YAMA YEARS passed by and the princess took good care of her old father and mother. They were very old now. Now they saw why she had asked the five princes to do impossible things. She really wanted to stay with her parents, and yet she knew that if she refused to marry the princes...
The Old Man With A Wart : THE OLD MAN WITH A WART THERE was once an old man who had a wart on the side of his face. It was such a huge wart that it looked like a peach growing there. It hurt every time he ate his rice or drank his tea, but he never complained. One day he was up in the mountains, cutting wood, when...
The Bamboo Cutter's Daughter. The Branch : THE BRANCH OF THE JEWEL TREE THE prince who was going for the branch of the jewel tree was very cunning and very rich. He did not believe that there was a floating mountain called Horai. He did not believe there were trees of gold with jewels for leaves. However, he said that he was going in search...
The Bamboo Cutter's Daughter. The Fire Robe : THE FIRE ROBE THE third prince was to bring the robe made of the fur of the fire rats. He was rich and very much loved. He had friends in all parts of the world. He had one very dear friend who lived in China. To him the prince sent a messenger with a great bag full of gold, asking him to find...
A Foreword : A FOREWORD A STORY from the Land of Far Away! What mystery, what charm it holds for childhood! With quickened breath, with parted lips and shining eyes, the little voyager sets foot on the wonderful shore of Story Land. Pulsating with interest, he greets the hero of that land, follows his...
The Bamboo Cutter's Daughter. The Bamboo Princess : THE BAMBOO-CUTTER'S DAUGHTER THE BAMBOO PRINCESS AN old bamboo-cutter was going home through the shades of evening. Far away among the stalks of the feathery bamboo he saw a soft light. He went nearer to see what it was, and found it came from within one of the stalks. He opened the bamboo stalk...
