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"Hunters had slain almost all of the animals in the forest. All that were left were one badger and a mother fox with one little cub. At the end of his rope after their food ran out, the badger worked out a plan. First, the mother fox assumed human…

This is the story of eighty one brothers who wish to be King and their encounters with a hare without fur in need of help.

This fairy tale tells the story of a young girl whose mother gives her a special mirror.

"When a dog began scratching at a certain spot, a kind - hearted old man, the master of the dog, dug there and found a quantity of gold. A neighboring greedy old couple borrowed the dog, which began scratching at another spot. But when they dug…

"When a dog began scratching at a certain spot, a kind - hearted old man, the master of the dog, dug there and found a quantity of gold. A neighboring greedy old couple borrowed the dog, which began scratching at another spot. But when they dug…

"Battle of the Monkey and the Crab tells how the monkey tricked the crab, and how the crabs got revenge with the help of rice - mortar, pounder, bee, and egg." (The International Children's Digital Library,…

"A sparrow kept by a kind - hearted old woman licked some starch at the house of a cross old woman who lived next door. In a rage, the cross old woman cut out the tongue of the sparrow before it managed to fly away. Hearing of this incident, the kind…

"An old couple find a large peach in a river. When they cut it open, a child emerges. They name him Momotaro, or Little Peachling. The child grows up and decides to set off on an exciting adventure." (The International Children's Digital Library,…