Japanese Fairy World: Stories from the Wonder-Lore of Japan


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William Elliot Griffis born in Philadelphia in 1843, was an educator, author and Congregational minister. In 1870 he was invited to go to Japan in order to modernize the school system and became the Superintendent of Education in the Province of Echizen. Whilst there he became interested in the folk lore, legends and stories of the East and began to collect tales from the story tellers that he met with and the literature that he found there. The thirty four wonderful stories in this collection are some of the ones that he found and fortunately decided to share with us. Note: The "Contents" only lists 34 stories but there is an extra one between No. 25 and No. 26, giving 35 stories in all. - Summary by Noel Badrian (5 hr 24 min)

Chapters

Preface 4:01 Read by NoelBadrian
The Meeting of the Star Lovers 7:14 Read by NoelBadrian
The Travels of Two Frogs 13:21 Read by NoelBadrian
The Child of the Thunder 9:03 Read by NoelBadrian
The Tongue-cut Sparrow 7:26 Read by NoelBadrian
The Fire-fly's Lovers 13:56 Read by NoelBadrian
The Battle of the Ape and the Crab 5:30 Read by NoelBadrian
The Wonderful Tea-Kettle 8:00 Read by NoelBadrian
Peach-Prince and the Treasure Island 10:38 Read by NoelBadrian
The Fox and the Badger 5:02 Read by NoelBadrian
The Seven Patrons of Happiness 12:34 Read by NoelBadrian
Daikoku and the Oni 5:03 Read by NoelBadrian
Benkei and the Bell 10:03 Read by NoelBadrian
Little Silver's Dream of the Shoji 10:11 Read by NoelBadrian
The Tengus, or the Elves with Long Noses 10:08 Read by NoelBadrian
Kintaro, or the Wild Baby 4:43 Read by NoelBadrian
Jiraiya, or the Magic Frog 16:10 Read by NoelBadrian
How the Jelly-Fish Lost its Shell 10:38 Read by NoelBadrian
Lord Cuttle-Fish Gives a Concert 15:37 Read by NoelBadrian
Yorimasa, the Brave Archer 4:38 Read by NoelBadrian
Watanabé cuts off the Oni's Arm 8:43 Read by NoelBadrian
Watanabé Kills the Great Spider 4:51 Read by NoelBadrian
Raiko and the Shi Ten Doji 11:54 Read by NoelBadrian
The Sazayé and the Tai 4:15 Read by NoelBadrian
Smells and Jingles 2:59 Read by NoelBadrian
The Lake of the Lute and the Matchless Mountain 11:31 Read by NoelBadrian
The Waterfall of Yoro, or the Fountain of Youth 4:48 Read by NoelBadrian
The Earthquake Fish 4:29 Read by NoelBadrian
The Dream Story of Gojiro 10:15 Read by NoelBadrian
The Procession of Lord Long-Legs 15:00 Read by NoelBadrian
Kiyohimé, or the Power of Love 15:15 Read by NoelBadrian
The Fisherman and the Moon-Maiden 10:05 Read by NoelBadrian
The Jewels of the Ebbing and the Flowing Tide 9:27 Read by NoelBadrian
Kai Riu O, or the Dragon King of the World Under the Sea 8:15 Read by NoelBadrian
The Creation of Heaven and Earth 12:50 Read by NoelBadrian
How the Sun Goddess was Enticed out of her Cave 5:47 Read by NoelBadrian