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