The Boy Who Drew Cats and Other Japanese Fairy Tales
Lafcadio Hearn & Francis A. Davis
Language: English
Action & Adventure Anthologies Childrens Fairy Tales Fairy Tales & Folklore Fantasy Fiction Folklore General Japan Japanese Literature Juvenile Fiction Mythology Short Stories cats
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Published: Apr 30, 2012
Description:
A talking tea kettle, a monstrous goblin-spider that lives in a haunted temple, miniature soldiers that plague a lazy young bride, and other fanciful creatures abound in this captivating collection of eleven Japanese fairy tales.
Youngsters are transported to an exotic, faraway world of samurai warriors, rice fields, humble cottages, and a magical spring in five tales excellently translated and adapted by noted writer and linguist Lafcadio Hearn: "The Fountain of Youth," "Chin-Chin Kobakama," "The Goblin-Spider," "The Old Woman Who Lost Her Dumplings," and the title story. Six additional stories — in versions by Grace James, Basil Hall Chamberlain, and other authorities on Japanese folklore — include "The Tea-Kettle," "The Wooden Bowl," "My Lord Bag-o'-Rice," "The Hare of Inaba," "The Silly Jelly-Fish," and "The Matsuyama Mirror.
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