Week Reading: Japanese Fairy Tales Reading A (B)

Japanese Fairy Tales

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Source: The Violet Fairy Book by Andrew Lang and illustrated by H. J. Ford (1901).

The Two Frogs

Osaka Fro wants to go to Kioto and Kioto frog wants to go to Osaka. They run into each other half way and have this idea that they should stand on each other to see what the other town is right. They didn't realize the way that they were face was their hometown and decided to both go back home because there was nothing new to see.

The Stonecutter

The stonecutter who was once perfectly content with his life saw the most expensive and beautiful things in the world. He wanted to be rich and the spirit mountain answered. He saw how nice it was to be a prince and the spirit mountain answered. He saw how nice it was to be the sun so the spirit mountain made him one. He saw how powerful a cloud was so the spirit mountain turned into one. The stonecutter saw how powerful a rock was so the spirit mountain turned him into one. The stonecutter saw how powerful a child was so the stone cutter asked to be turned back into a man and the spirit mountain did so. The stone cutter was happy again and didn't ask for another thing.

The Maiden with the Wooden Helmet

There was a mom and dad that decided to move with their daughter. The father got sick and ended up dying. The mother taught the daughter to work hard and then the mother got sick and died. While the daughter was working she only focused on work and ignored the men that came up to her and her wooden hat. One day her owner saw her working hard and had her take care of his sick wife. The song saw the daughter and fell in love. They got married and her hat bursted revealing her beauty. 

The Envious Neighbor

There once was a good dog who found riches for his owner. The neighbor was jealous and asked to borrow the dog. The owner agreed and the dog unfortunately died. The owner hurried the dog underneath the treat and the next day found riches. The owner spread his ashes and the flowers grew underneath. The neighbor who was extremely jealous asked to borrow something and the owner caught on and was disheartened by his evilness.

The Sparrow with a Split Tongue

There was a man with a bird and an angry wife. The wife tried to kill the bird but the bird flew away. The man went looking for the bird in the forrest and stayed past his curfew. The wife grew angry and went to find him but was killed by a sparrow.