Japanese Folk Stories and Fairy Tales
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- First published
- 1908
- Pages
- 143Digital edition
- Language
- English
- Reading difficulty
- 2 of 10
A little about the story
A collection of old Japanese tales retold for English-speaking children: the hare who loses his fur and the wicked princes who trick him, a fisherman, a turtle and the palace under the sea, and many more stories of gods, animals, princesses and clever heroes.
Mary F. Nixon-Roulet retells them simply and warmly, and they make a good introduction to Japanese folklore for young readers.
Things You May Not Know About Japanese Folk Stories and Fairy Tales
- The hare of Inaba. One tale is a version of the ancient Japanese myth of the hare skinned by crocodiles, and the kind young god who heals him.
- By the author of Our Little Spanish Cousin and Our Little Alaskan Cousin.
- By a well-travelled author. Nixon-Roulet also wrote With a Pessimist in Spain.
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Part of Freebookia's children's classics collection, added November 2026.
