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My Lord Bag of Rice
2023-12-05Long, long ago there lived, in Japan a brave warrior known to all as Tawara Toda, or "My Lord Bag of Rice." His true name was Fujiwara Hides...
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The Bamboo Cutter and the Moon-Child
2023-12-05Long, long ago, there lived an old bamboo woodcutter. He was very poor and sad also, for no child had Heaven sent to cheer his old age, and in his hea...
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Long, long ago there lived an old man and his wife who supported themselves by cultivating a small plot of land. Their life had been a very happy and ...
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The White Hare and the Crocodiles
2023-12-05Long, long ago, when all the animals could talk, there lived in the province of Inaba in Japan, a little white hare. His home was on the island of Oki...
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Momotaro, or the Story of the Son of a Peach
2023-12-05Long, 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 old man used to go and...
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The Maiden Fair and the Fountain Fairy
2023-12-05Long, long ago a drover courted and married the Miller of Cuthilldorie's only daughter. The drover learned how to grind the corn, and so he set up...
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The Black Bull of Norroway
2023-12-05In Norroway, long ago, there lived a lady, and she had three daughters. The eldest of them said to her mother: "Mother, bake me an bannock [oatca...
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Prince Iain
2023-12-05Once upon a time there was a King and a Queen, and they had one son. But the Queen died, and the King married another wife. The name of the first Quee...
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The King of Lochlin's Three Daughters
2023-12-05There was a King of Lochlin, who had three daughters. One day when they were out for a walk they were carried off by three giants and no one knew wher...
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The Grey Horse And The Widow's Daughters
2023-12-05There was once a poor widow who lived in the Highlands with her three daughters. They were all fair to look upon, and indeed the young men admired the...