The Mirror of Matsuyama In ancient days there lived in a remote part of Japan, a man and his wife, and they were blessed …

  The Two Frogs Once upon a time, in the country of Japan there lived two frogs, one of whom made his home in a dit …

  A story of tigers   One night in December, a father was warming himself at a kotatsu (a traditional Japanese …

  The Ship Ghosts   Long long ago, there was a tradition handed down in a fishing village; You must never set …

Spring has already come.   Spring had already come to the fields. Down there, cherry-trees were in bloom, and birds …

  A giant ogre   Long long ago, there lived a giant ogre and its company in Mt. Oh-e in Tanba-no-Kuni. They of …

  Mother Fox   From the northern area, cold winter came to the forest where a mother fox and her cub lived. On …

  The evil pots   Long long ago, there lived a greedy man, who worked for a merchant in town. One day when he …

  Adachi_ga_hara   Long long ago, there was a large field called Adachi-ga-hara in the Tohoku province. It was …

  What is the water for?   There lived a lot of frogs in an old pond, in and around which, a lot of reeds and …