The Stones of Five Colors and the Empress Jokwa
Long, long ago there lived a great Chinese Empress who succeeded her brother the Emperor Fuki. It was the age of giants,
Japanese Fairy Tales
How an Old Man Lost His Wen
Many, many years ago there lived a good old man who had a wen like a tennis-ball growing out of his right cheek.
The Ogre of Rashomon
Long, long ago in Kyoto, the people of the city were terrified by accounts of a dreadful ogre, who, it was said,
Momotaro
Long, long ago there lived, an old man and an old woman; they were peasants, and had to work hard to earn their daily rice.
The Story of Prince Yamato Take
The insignia of the great Japanese Empire is composed of three treasures which have been considered sacred, and guarded with jealous care from time immemorial.
The White Hare and the Crocodiles
Long, long ago, when all the animals could talk, there lived in the province of Inaba in Japan, a little white hare.