Enlight Greedy mistress A traveling merchant entered a village inn. He had a large bale of goods behind him. And the owner of the hotel was a greedy woman. When she saw the bale, she wanted to have it. She took the merchant ... Fairy Tales Japanese Fairy Tales
Enlight Fan Tengu It was a warm spring day. Heisaku went to the mountains to cut some hay for himself. The sun was warmly warm, and lazy Heisaku wanted to rest and warm his back. He sat down on a stump, began to look a... Fairy Tales Japanese Fairy Tales
Enlight Cap “sensitive ears” There lived an old man in a village. He once went into the forest and found an old red cap there. The old man was delighted with the find: although the cap was old, he didn’t even have one like that. ... Fairy Tales Japanese Fairy Tales
Enlight Badger and snail It was a long time ago. The badger invited the snail to go with him to worship at the Ise Temple (Ise is an area in Japan where there are many ancient temples; the main one is called Ise.). They were ... Fairy Tales Japanese Fairy Tales
Enlight Frog from Kyoto and frog from Osaka Somehow the summer turned out to be especially hot. The sun was hot day after day, but there was no rain. There was a severe drought. Even the old well in Kyoto, where a frog lived, has dried up. She ... Fairy Tales Japanese Fairy Tales
Enlight Brave Isshimboshi This tale is about a little boy, so small that his parents gave him the name Isshimboshi. They named him that because in Japanese the name Ishimboshi means: Thumb Boy. And it’s true that Isshimboshi w... Fairy Tales Japanese Fairy Tales
Enlight Enchanted cup In ancient times, there was a rich house in one village. Many generations have passed in it, but the cup has always remained the most valuable treasure of that house. It was a very beautiful cup - mad... Fairy Tales Japanese Fairy Tales
Enlight Mouse matchmaking Once a mouse couple settled in a barn and lived happily ever after. They had plenty of everything: rice, wheat, millet, and beans. There were only children missing. They began to ask the gods, and the... Fairy Tales Japanese Fairy Tales
Enlight The old man and the monster In ancient times, there lived an old man in a village. How passionately he loved to fish. Only bad luck - he was no fisherman. He sits by the sea all day, but the fish he catches are not enough for di... Fairy Tales Japanese Fairy Tales
Enlight Fox Barber from the Mountain Pass This happened a long time ago. There was a small village among the mountains. People lived there quietly and calmly. They just suddenly started saying that a werewolf fox had settled on the pass and w... Fairy Tales Japanese Fairy Tales
Enlight Live monkey liver At the bottom of the sea, trouble happened - the sea dragon's daughter fell ill. The dragon was the strongest in the sea: a terrible long tail with rings, fire from its mouth. Everyone was afraid of h... Fairy Tales Japanese Fairy Tales
Enlight Long name No one knew what Onlychon’s real name was. The fact is that when he was born, his mother began to come up with a name for him. And someone told her that people with long names live long. So she began ... Fairy Tales Japanese Fairy Tales
