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"A lazy maiden was married to a warrior, whose duties on the battlefield kept him away from home. One such night, the bride was awakened by a clatter, and saw hundreds of little men, dressed just like Japanese warriors but only about an inch high,…

A funny old woman, while she is preparing some dumplings, drops one of them down a hole. Trying to reach it, she falls down through it and finds herself in a strange new country.

"A hardworking son who lived with his aged parents grieved that he was unable even to give his father sake to drink because they remained poor no matter how hard he worked. One day, when he was cutting down trees in the forest, he heard the sound of…

"A young warrior spent the night at a dilapidated temple in the forest. In the middle of the night, he heard a commotion outside, and saw a bunch of phantom cats dancing while singing "Tell it not to Schippeitaro!" The next morning, the warrior…

"An old man with a big lump on his right cheek was caught in a rainstorm in the mountain and took refuge in the hollow of an old tree. Before long, a great crowd of devils came along and began to enjoy a feast accompanied by a lot of songs and…

"An old man captured a mischievous badger and hung it to a rafter by the feet. While the old man was away, the badger tricked his wife into undoing the cord, and then killed her. Later, as the old man lamented his wife's death, a hare came forward…

"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…

"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…