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A crow
A crow Long long ago, one day in Spring a crow lent much money to the Sun, who didn’t return it even aft…
A ladybird
A ladybird Long long ago, there lived a bamboo-worker in a village. One day he went to a bamboo forest to cut …
Mountain God
Mountain God Long long ago, there lived a mother and her son in a village. When he was 15 years old, he said t…
Kyoto-frog and Osaka-frog
Kyoto-frog and Osaka-frog Long long ago, a frog living in Kyoto set off for a long jumping to Osaka, while a f…
A lady of breaking wind
A lady of breaking wind Long long ago, there was a kindhearted lady in a village, who had one fault. She could…
Wife in a picture
Wife in a picture Long long ago, there used to be a tea shop in a village. A beautiful lady visited the shop e…
Melon Princess
Melon Princess Long long ago, there lived an old man and his old wife in a village. One day he went to a mount…
A skeleton singing
A skeleton singing Long long ago, there were two brothers living in a mountain. As they had no work in Winter,…
The owl dyed the crow
The owl dyed the crow Long long ago, there was a dye shop run by an owl in a forest. The birds in the forest w…
The old man who became a baby
The old man who became a baby Long Long ago, there lived an old couple happily in a village. Both an old man a…
