日本昔話3 | Long-ago Stories of Japan, Vol. 3

Title: 日本昔話　３
Authors: ＩＢＣパブリッシング 編
Pages: 104P
Published At: February, 2010
Description:
A feudal lord tests Ikkyu by asking him to catch a tiger painted on a folding screen, but Ikkyu outwits him with his clever wordplay. A monkey nearly loses his liver to a jellyfish but uses quick thinking to escape by a hair's breadth. This collection features thirteen delightful Japanese folktales that are fun and amusing to read in English, sure to make you laugh out loud. Each story is written in simple, accessible English of 1,000 words or less. Other tales included: "The Snow Woman," "The Twelve Zodiac Animals," "The Mountain of Abandoned Elderly," "The Rolling Riceball," and more.