Enlight Bear - stone Once upon a time there lived an old woodcutter in a small mountain village. He had no relatives, so he was frail alone with his dog. Together they went to the mountains to collect brushwood, and then ... Fairy Tales Japanese Fairy Tales
Enlight Unlucky bastard There lived a poor widow in the city of Osaka, and she had a son named Torayan. She often scolded her son because he was the first timid person in the world and always got into trouble. The dishes fel... Fairy Tales Japanese Fairy Tales
Enlight Hurricane and barrels On the edge of the city lived a cooper. He didn’t have a job, and that means he didn’t have any money either. And the winter turned out to be harsh. Every day there was a strong wind. The small cooper... Fairy Tales Japanese Fairy Tales
Enlight The magic word "kusuke" This happened a long time ago. One day, late on a rainy evening, a girl named Yamato was walking home from the field. And her road ran along the village cemetery. Yamato walked and walked, when sudden... Fairy Tales Japanese Fairy Tales
Enlight Cannibal Island This happened many, many years ago. One ship was returning from Miyago Island to the capital of Naha. There was a lot of goods on that ship - the inhabitants of the island sent rich gifts to their sov... Fairy Tales Japanese Fairy Tales
Enlight Wise decision A long time ago there lived a matchmaker in the capital. He spent all day looking for brides and grooms. Once he betrothed a fifteen-year-old girl to a thirty-five-year-old man, hiding his age. But th... Fairy Tales Japanese Fairy Tales
Enlight The Monkey King and the Magic Coin Once upon a time, there lived an old man in a mountain village. He had three sons. The eldest was called Ichiro, the middle was Jiro, and the youngest was Saburo. The older brothers decided to move to... Fairy Tales Japanese Fairy Tales
Enlight Coffin with jewelry Once upon a time, a big disaster happened in Okinawa: a terrible typhoon struck, followed by a great drought. Nothing was born on the field. Every day death began to come for people. At that time, the... Fairy Tales Japanese Fairy Tales
Enlight Gombey Birdcatcher In the very north of Japan, on the island of Hokkaido, in the village of Inagi, there lived a peasant Gombei. He had neither father, nor mother, nor wife, nor children. And he had no land. He lived al... Fairy Tales Japanese Fairy Tales
Enlight Whose treasure is better A certain prince had many strange treasures. What he didn’t have: the horns of a bearded lion, a fish navel, a tengu fan, and even the loincloth of the thunder god Kaminarisam! The prince was very pro... Fairy Tales Japanese Fairy Tales
Enlight Cakes for the demon In ancient times, there lived a demon near a village. The old people remembered that he was once an ordinary village guy, but trouble happened - he learned to catch other people’s chickens and bulls a... Fairy Tales Japanese Fairy Tales
Enlight Revenge of the crab Once upon a time, a crab and a monkey lived next door. One fine day they went for a walk. They are walking along a mountain path - a persimmon seed is lying on the ground. The monkey picked him up, an... Fairy Tales Japanese Fairy Tales
