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Japanese Fairy World

by William Elliot Griffis

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  1. 1Preface
  2. 2The Meeting of the Star-Lovers
  3. 3The Travels of Two Frogs
  4. 4The Child of the Thunder
  5. 5The Tongue-Cut Sparrow
  6. 6The Fire-Fly’s Lovers
  7. 7The Battle of the Ape and the Crab
  8. 8The Wonderful Tea-Kettle
  9. 9Peach-Prince, and the Treasure Island
  10. 10The Fox and the Badger
  11. 11The Seven Patrons of Happiness
  12. 12Daikoku and the Oni
  13. 13Benkei and the Bell
  14. 14Little Silver’s Dream of the Shoji
  15. 15The Tengus, or the Elves With Long Noses
  16. 16Kintaro, or the Wild Baby
  17. 17Jiraiya, or the Magic Frog
  18. 18How the Jelly-Fish Lost Its Shell
  19. 19Lord Cuttle-Fish Gives a Concert
  20. 20Yorimasa, the Brave Archer
  21. 21Watanabe Cuts Off the Oni’s Arm
  22. 22Watanabe Kills the Great Spider
  23. 23Raiko and the Shi-Ten Doji
  24. 24The Sazaye and the Tai
  25. 25Smells and Jingles
  26. 26The Lake of the Lute and the Matchless Mountain
  27. 27The Waterfall of Yoro, or the Fountain of Youth
  28. 28The Earthquake Fish
  29. 29The Dream Story of Gojiro
  30. 30The Procession of Lord Long-Legs
  31. 31Kiyohime, or the Power of Love
  32. 32The Fisherman and the Moon-Maiden
  33. 33The Jewels of the Ebbing and the Flowing Tide
  34. 34Kai Riu o, the Dragon King of the World Under the Sea
  35. 35The Creation of Heaven and Earth
  36. 36How the Sun Goddess Was Enticed Out of Her Cave

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