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Folktales of Japan is the English-translated copy of Keigo Seki's Nihon No Mukashi-Banashi. It was translated by Robert J. Adams.

Folktales of Japan
AuthorKeigo Seki
TranslatorRobert J. Adams
Published1956-1957 (Iwanami Shoten) (Japanese)
PublisherUniversity of Chicago Press
Publication date
1963
LC Class63-13071

Table of Contents:[edit]

  • Animal Tales:
    • The Fish Thief
    • The Hare, Badger, Monkey and Otter
    • Kachi Kachi Mountain
    • The Rabbit and the Bear
    • The Quail and the Badger
    • The Monkey and the Crab
    • The Monkey and the Pheasant
    • The Wolf's Reward
    • The Greedy Hawk
    • The Whale and the Sea Slug
    • The Cat and the Crab
    • The Monkey's Liver
    • The Rain Leak in an Old House
    • The Mole's Bridegroom
    • An Endless Story
  • Ogres
    • Shippei Taro
    • The Oni's Laughter
    • Momotaro, The Peach Boy
    • The Dirt Boy
    • The Three Lucky Charms
    • The Oni and the Three Children
    • The Golden Chain from Heaven
    • The Swamp Nushi's Messenger
  • Supernatural Husbands or Wives
    • The Woman Who Came Down from Heaven
    • The Fire Boy
    • The Crane Wife
    • The Snow Wife
    • The Snail Choja
    • Little One Inch
    • The White Bird Sister
    • The Girl without Arms
  • Kindness Rewarded and Evil Punished
    • The Good Fortune Kettle
    • Urashima Taro
    • The Tongue-cut Sparrow
    • The Old Man Who Cut Bamboo
    • The Old Man Who Made Flowers Bloom
    • The Old Men Who Had Wens
    • The Monkey's Jinzo-sama
    • Benizara and Kakezara
    • The Salt-Grinding Millstones
    • The Magic Ear
    • The Choja Who Became a Monkey
    • The Skeleton's Song
  • Good Fortune
    • The Charcoal Burner Choja
    • Luck from heaven and Luck from the Earth
    • The Man Who Bought a Dream
    • The Advice That Cost a Thousand Ryo
  • Cleverness and Stupidity
    • The Monkey Bridegroom
    • The Wife's Portrait
    • The Golden Eggplant
    • The Bundles of Straw and the King's Son
    • The Boy Who Told Tall Talews
    • A Tall Tale Contest
    • The Mountain Where Old People Were Abandoned
    • The Three Year Sleeping Boy
    • The Nun as Judge
    • The Clever Lord
    • The Hawk Fledgling
    • Stinginess
    • It's Been Well Used
    • The Pillow
    • There's No Deity There
    • The Sweet Mochi's Parents
    • Bedding in One's Ear




References[edit]

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  1. ^ Seki, Keigo (1963). Folktales of Japan. The University of Chicago Press. ISBN 9780226746142.