Record details

• ISBN: 0804808945
• ISBN: 9780804808941
• Physical Description: 111 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm
• Publisher: Rutland, Vt., C.E. Tuttle Co. [1972]

Content descriptions

General Note:

The tales are drawn from two Japanese masterpieces, the Konjaku Monogatari and the Tsurezure Gusa, by Kenko Yoshida, of the Heian and Kamakura periods.

Formatted Contents Note:

The fishermen's battle -- Wrestling a serpent -- The lost chance -- The reed-mower and the lady -- The iron hat -- The demon's spittle -- A piece of straw -- The hunter's trick -- No melon to spare -- A water sprite -- The ogre's horses -- The dragon king's palace -- The bishop's kick -- The long-nosed goblins -- Bewitched by a boar -- A cat-hater -- The flying water jars -- Grave of the chopstick -- The bell thieves -- The monkey's gratitude -- The lost dinner -- Reunion with death.

Action Note:

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