Japanese Fairy Tales

Yei Theodora Ozaki
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English translation of 22 tales include ghouls, goblins and ogres; sea serpents and sea kings; kindly animals and magic birds; demons and dragons; princes and princesses. Some are "Momotaro, "The Son of a Peach", "The Jellyfish and the Monkey", "The Mirror of Matsuyama", "The Bamboo Cutter and the Moon Child", "The Stones of Five Colors and the Empress Jokwa."
Genres: FantasyJapanClassicsFairy TalesShort StoriesFictionMythologyJapanese LiteratureChildrensFolklore
256 Pages

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