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JAPANESE FAIRY TALES - 38 Japanese Children's Stories
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These 38 Japanese children’s stories and legends have been collected from many sources. Some of them have been selected from the Ko-ji-ki, or Record of Ancient Matters, which contains the mythology of Japan.
Herein you will find stories like Green Willow, The Flute, The Sea King And The Magic Jewels, The Peony lantern, The Robe of Feathers, The Bell Of Dōjōji, The Moon Maiden, The Cold Lady, A Legend Of Kwannon, The Singing Bird of Heaven and many, many more all with a uniquely Japanese flavour made more appealing by Warwick Goble’s 16 exquisite illustrations.
Many have been told from memory, being relics of childish days, originally heard from the lips of a school-fellow or a nurse. Certain of them, again, form favourite subjects which have been represented upon the Japanese stage and are still short and entertaining enough to hold a child’s attention without them becoming bored.
A few of the stories, now gathered together, have been translated into English and have previously appeared in one form or another yet others will probably be new to the 21st C. Western reader.
33% of the net profit from the sale of this book will be donated to charities.
Abela Publishing - YESTERDAY’s BOOKS raising funds for TODAY’s CHARITIES.
Herein you will find stories like Green Willow, The Flute, The Sea King And The Magic Jewels, The Peony lantern, The Robe of Feathers, The Bell Of Dōjōji, The Moon Maiden, The Cold Lady, A Legend Of Kwannon, The Singing Bird of Heaven and many, many more all with a uniquely Japanese flavour made more appealing by Warwick Goble’s 16 exquisite illustrations.
Many have been told from memory, being relics of childish days, originally heard from the lips of a school-fellow or a nurse. Certain of them, again, form favourite subjects which have been represented upon the Japanese stage and are still short and entertaining enough to hold a child’s attention without them becoming bored.
A few of the stories, now gathered together, have been translated into English and have previously appeared in one form or another yet others will probably be new to the 21st C. Western reader.
33% of the net profit from the sale of this book will be donated to charities.
Abela Publishing - YESTERDAY’s BOOKS raising funds for TODAY’s CHARITIES.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A great sampling of fairy tales from Japan. Ozi describes in her preface that she sought to make these 'Western-friendly' in her retellings; I take this as reference to her inserted explanations about certain cultural tokens, or the substitution of certain words (e.g. "samurai" becomes "knight") rather than having reshaped the stories themselves. Their morals are not always clear to me and the story can sometimes turn surprisingly violent, but this is no different from reading the tales related by Perrault, the Grimm brothers or Anderson. Something that is different: a few of these are more like legends, describing the unrelated exploits of semi-historical figures (e.g. Emperor Kotei, Princess Hase, Prince Yamato Take). Recurring themes are also different: frequently there is an old childless peasant couple who are suddenly blessed with a son/daughter via supernatural means, and references to an undersea kingdom ruled by a dragon king. I hope that by becoming familiar with these it will enrich my reading of other Japanese literature.My Lord Bag of Rice - a hero demonstrates bravery against dire oddsThe Tongue-Cut Sparrow - a shewish wife learns a lesson about greedThe Story of Urashima Taro, the Fisher Lad - the mixed blessings of favours from beyondThe Farmer and the Badger - horrific deceit and sly revenge, a darker taleThe Shinansha, or South Pointing Carriage - concerning Emperor Kotei, legendary Chinese inventorThe Adventures of Kintaro, the Golden Boy - anyone can rise to Samurai, even the son of a disgraced oneThe Story of Princess Hase - the legend of Chujo-hime and the Taima Mandala of the Taima-dera Temple in Nara The Story of the Man Who Did Not Wish to Die - if birthdays are preferable to the alternative, what is preferable to an eternity of birthdays?The Bamboo-Cutter and the Moon-Child - a young woman from the moon is wooed by the emperor, leading to a Mount Fuji legendThe Mirror of Matsuyama - a young woman believes it is her dead mother looking back from a mirror, rather than her own reflectionThe Goblin of Adachigahara - a simple monster story, but perhaps suggesting the monster has other shadesThe Sagacious Monkey and the Boar - a monkey reminds his master of their bondThe Happy Hunter and the Skillful Fisher - an meritous quest inevitably meets with rewardThe Story of the Old Man Who Made Withered Trees Flower - good fortune cannot be stolenThe Jelly Fish and the Monkey - how the jellyfish came to beThe Quarrel of the Monkey and the Crab - a son avenges his father's murder; another dark oneThe White Hare and the Crocodiles - tricks contrasted with kindnessThe Story of Prince Yamato Take - legend of the prince and his selfless wifeMomotaro, or the Story of the Son of a Peach - a magical child recruits animals to battle demonsThe Ogre of Rashomon - a monster suffers from loss of limbHow an Old Man Lost His Wen - more jealousy of good fortune, but humourous this timeThe Stones of Five Colors and the Empress Jokwa - water type versus fire type
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5An odd but engaging collection of early 20th century (1903) fairy tales collected from Japan. Reminded me of my youth, reading Grimm's tales. I can't say that many of these made sense in the way of fairy tales, but sometimes I think that is the point. I can tell you that I saw vestiges of classic tales such as Cinderella in some of the stories, thereby confirming my belief that fairy tales transcend cultures.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5As a well traveled nine year old of Western backgroud living in the middle east, this was my intoroduction to Japanese culture back in the early seventies.It resulted in the firm opinion that the Japanese were VERY weird and an ongoing facsination with Japan that has lasted all my life.