Enlight Kuzma and the fox Once upon a time there lived a farmer with his wife, and they had a son named Kuzma. He was a good boy, but he was lazy and didn’t want to work. One day the farmer’s wife said: “We don’t need such a s... Fairy Tales Japanese Fairy Tales Enlight
Enlight White Heron Temple This happened many, many years ago. There was a small village among the mountains and forests. People lived there cheerfully and richly. They made friends with white herons: they were visible and invi... Fairy Tales Japanese Fairy Tales Enlight
Enlight Vow of silence One day, four monks locked themselves in a cell in a mountain temple, vowing to remain silent for seven days. Only a servant boy had access to them and brought everything he needed. As night came, the... Fairy Tales Japanese Fairy Tales Enlight
Enlight Red lacquer cup Once upon a time, a long time ago, in a small house behind the mountain there lived a lonely woodcutter. He was very poor, he cut down trees in the forest and thus survived from day to day. One evenin... Fairy Tales Japanese Fairy Tales Enlight
Enlight The most clever liar In the old days, there lived three famous liars in the cities of Edo, Osaka and Kyoto. As soon as all three get together, they immediately begin to lie in a race. One says: “I recently tore the sky fr... Fairy Tales Japanese Fairy Tales Enlight
Enlight About how a man turned into a turtle A long time ago, a husband and wife lived in the same village. They lived poorly. That husband was lazy, he didn’t like peasant labor, and all he did was wander around the yard all day. And his wife w... Fairy Tales Japanese Fairy Tales Enlight
Enlight Thunder God Sombutsu In ancient times, an old man and his granddaughter lived in the same mountain village. They lived poorly, all their wealth was a very small piece of land, the size of a cat’s forehead. Every morning t... Fairy Tales Japanese Fairy Tales Enlight
Enlight Monkey and crab fight In ancient times, the Monkey and the Crab lived next door. One day they went for a walk together, and suddenly, not far from the river, the Monkey found a grain of the kaki fruit, and the Crab found a... Fairy Tales Japanese Fairy Tales Enlight
Enlight Molodilnoye Lake A long time ago, an old man and an old woman lived in the same village. They were very old, they could hardly drag their feet, but they lived together and helped each other in everything. Sometimes th... Fairy Tales Japanese Fairy Tales Enlight
Enlight Straw hat A long time ago, in a small village, there lived a poor old man and his wife. The old man was weaving “kasa” - large straw hats for sale, and his old woman was busy with the housework. One day, on the... Fairy Tales Japanese Fairy Tales Enlight
Enlight Straw hats for Jizo A long time ago, in one village there lived an old man and an old woman. They lived very poorly. The last day of the old year has arrived. From the neighboring houses all you could hear was “boom!” ye... Fairy Tales Japanese Fairy Tales Enlight
Enlight What did the birds say? It was a long time ago. There lived an old man in a village. He walked through the mountains, collected brushwood and sold it at the market. One day he found a red cap in the forest. The old man was d... Fairy Tales Japanese Fairy Tales Enlight
