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)

Chapitres

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