Enlight Badger and fox Once upon a time, many wild animals lived in the dense forests near the city of Matsumoto. The hunters found out about this and began to go hunting in that forest. From morning to evening, screams and... Fairy Tales Japanese Fairy Tales Enlight
Enlight Girl, loach and monkey There lived a peasant and his wife in the village of Katano. They had a daughter - a kind, cheerful girl. And then one day the girl’s mother became seriously ill and died. A year later, my father marr... Fairy Tales Japanese Fairy Tales Enlight
Enlight Wormwood - a remedy for all ills In ancient times, there lived a peasant. And that peasant firmly believed in the magical properties of wormwood. Every summer he collected wormwood, dried it, tied it in bundles and said: - There is n... Fairy Tales Japanese Fairy Tales Enlight
Enlight Hole in shoji Once on the very eve of the New Year, a rice merchant knocked on the house of a poor man: - Good evening! -Who's there? - It's me, the rice merchant. Today is the last day of the year, it's time for y... Fairy Tales Japanese Fairy Tales Enlight
Enlight The Carpenter and the Demon Oniroku In ancient times, there was a village on the banks of a large river. People lived there cheerfully and richly. Only they had one problem: they would build a bridge across the river - strong, beautiful... Fairy Tales Japanese Fairy Tales Enlight
Enlight Swallows and gourds Kosuke and Otsukiti lived next door. The Kosuke family was greedy and dishonest, but in the Otsukiti family everyone was honest and kind. Kosuke was very rich and Otsukiti was very poor. It was spring... Fairy Tales Japanese Fairy Tales Enlight
Enlight Urashima Taro In ancient times, in the province of Tango, in the village of Mizunoue, there lived a fisherman named Urashima Taro. Every day he swam out to sea in the morning to fish, and returned home in the eveni... Fairy Tales Japanese Fairy Tales Enlight
Enlight Boastful Genbei In one village there lived a peasant named Genbei. The neighbors did not like Genbei: he was very boastful. If trouble happened to someone, Genbei would laugh and say: - This will never happen to me! ... Fairy Tales Japanese Fairy Tales Enlight
Enlight How the devils cured an old man A long time ago, there lived an old man in a village. And this old man had a huge lump on his right cheek. It dangled to the side and always disturbed him. One day an old man went into the forest to g... Fairy Tales Japanese Fairy Tales Enlight
Enlight Spirit of Plague Once upon a time lived in the village of Tonoshiromura, on the island of Ishi-gaki, a kind fisherman. That village stood on the very shore of the sea. Every evening, when the Heavenly River appeared a... Fairy Tales Japanese Fairy Tales Enlight
Enlight I know it myself A long time ago, there lived in a village a fox named Yamada. She really loved to play mischief and play pranks. So people had to cajole her: either on the way from the city of sweets they would leave... Fairy Tales Japanese Fairy Tales Enlight
Enlight Magic Cauldron A long time ago there lived an old man. How passionately he loved to drink tea and always made the tea himself. And he looked after the tea utensils with great care. One day an old man came into the s... Fairy Tales Japanese Fairy Tales Enlight
