| Description |
111 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm |
| Contents |
Fishermen's battle -- Wrestling a serpent -- lost chance -- Reed-mower and the lady -- Iron hat -- Demon's spittle -- Piece of straw -- Hunter's trick -- No melon to spare -- Water sprite -- Ogre's horses -- Dragon king's palace -- Bishop's kick -- Long-nosed goblins -- Bewitched by a boar -- Cat-hater -- Flying water jars -- Grave of the chopstick -- Bell thieves -- Monkey's gratitude -- Lost dinner -- Reunion with death. |
| Summary |
Twenty-two tales drawn from two Japanese masterpieces, the Konjaku Monogatari and the Tsurezure Gusa, by Kenko Yoshida, of the Heian and Kamakura periods. |
| 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. |
| Subject |
Tales -- Japan.
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Tales, Medieval.
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Folklore -- Japan.
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| Added Author |
Nishino, Masahiko, illustrator.
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| ISBN |
0804808945 |
| Standard No. |
9780804808941 |
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