Japanese Fairy Tales

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JAPANESE FAIRY TALES
Edited Ltj Pkilip Smitk
Clever heroes and animals endowed with magical powers head a cast of delightful characters in this entertaining collection of five of the best-known Japanese fairy tales.
In "Momotaro, or the Story of the Son of a Peach," an exceptionally handsome and resourceful young hero enlists the aid of a dog, a monkey and a pheasant to save the people of a faraway land from marauding devils. "The Tongue-cut Sparrow" offers object lessons in the fruitfulness of compassion and humility and the grief in store for the greedy and ill-tempered. "The Story of Urashima Taro, the Fisher Lad" tells the tale of a kind-hearted young fisherman who is carried by a grateful tortoise to the Palace of the Dragon King of the Sea. There he meets and weds the King's beautiful daughter. Unfortunately, an act of disobedience brings tragic consequences for the adventurer.
Two other selections round out this treasury of enchanting tales, all of which suggest useful... Tovább

Fülszöveg

JAPANESE FAIRY TALES
Edited Ltj Pkilip Smitk
Clever heroes and animals endowed with magical powers head a cast of delightful characters in this entertaining collection of five of the best-known Japanese fairy tales.
In "Momotaro, or the Story of the Son of a Peach," an exceptionally handsome and resourceful young hero enlists the aid of a dog, a monkey and a pheasant to save the people of a faraway land from marauding devils. "The Tongue-cut Sparrow" offers object lessons in the fruitfulness of compassion and humility and the grief in store for the greedy and ill-tempered. "The Story of Urashima Taro, the Fisher Lad" tells the tale of a kind-hearted young fisherman who is carried by a grateful tortoise to the Palace of the Dragon King of the Sea. There he meets and weds the King's beautiful daughter. Unfortunately, an act of disobedience brings tragic consequences for the adventurer.
Two other selections round out this treasury of enchanting tales, all of which suggest useful moral lessons. Enhanced by 14 authentic illustrations, the stories are sure to captivate young readers (and hsteners) with their exotic charm.
Original Dover (1992) selection of five stories from The Japanese Fairy Book, compiled by Yei Theodora Ozaki, published by Archibald Constable & Co., Ltd., Westminster, England, 1903. 14 black-and-white illustrations. Publisher's Note. 96pp. SYie X 8%. Paperbound.
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