Enlight Lump on the right and lump on the left Once upon a time, there lived an old man in the village of Asano. His name was Goemon. He was an extraordinary old man: he had a bump sticking out on his right cheek. A big round lump that looks like ... Fairy Tales Japanese Fairy Tales Enlight
Enlight Grandfather Hanasaka A long time ago, an old man and an old woman lived in this world. They were honest and kind people, but the problem was that they had no children. That’s why they kept a dog named Shiro. They loved he... Fairy Tales Japanese Fairy Tales Enlight
Enlight Stupid Saburo Once upon a time there lived in a village a boy named Saburo. He was so stupid that his neighbors nicknamed him Stupid Saburo. If they entrust him with one task, he will somehow do it, but if he is en... Fairy Tales Japanese Fairy Tales Enlight
Enlight Issumboshi In ancient times, in the province of Settsu, in the village of Naniwa, there lived a husband and wife. They had plenty of everything, but the only problem was that they had no children. They began to ... Fairy Tales Japanese Fairy Tales Enlight
Enlight The power of filial love In ancient times, there lived a rich man in a village. He had three sons. Old became a rich man, so he decided to divide his property between his sons during his lifetime. One day their father called ... Fairy Tales Japanese Fairy Tales Enlight
Enlight True Savings This was during the Kamakura era (Kamakura era is the name of the period in the history of Japan, the end of the 12th - mid-14th centuries). One official was crossing the Nameri River one night, and h... Fairy Tales Japanese Fairy Tales Enlight
Enlight Werewolf from the old temple In ancient times, there was an old temple in one village. And everything would have been fine if a werewolf had not settled in that temple. People began to be afraid to approach the temple: it would s... Fairy Tales Japanese Fairy Tales Enlight
Enlight willow sprout The owner got a willow sprout from somewhere and planted it in his garden. It was a rare species of willow. The owner took care of the sprout and watered it himself every day. But the owner had to lea... Fairy Tales Japanese Fairy Tales Enlight
Enlight Peasant and Tengu (Tengu is a fairy-tale monster with a long nose that lives in the mountains.) It was a long time ago. Once a peasant was walking along an abandoned path, and suddenly he met Tengu. But it must be said... Fairy Tales Japanese Fairy Tales Enlight
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
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
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
