Tales from Japan

This extraordinary collection of stories from Japan are retellings of legends and fairy tales. You'll meet the Sea Spirit, the Moon God, the Emperor Kiyomori, Dragon Princess and many other magical characters. Amidst the stories, the beauty of Japan - its people, its animals and its landscape- is joyfully evoked.The stories include The Birth of Japan, Tales of the Heike, and the Tale of Princess Kaguya.

Helen McAlpine was born in England and studied at a dancing school in Tokyo for seven years. She had the distinction of being the first foreigner to receive the rank of "natori" in the field of classical Japanese dancing. Her husband William McAlpine was the representative of the British Council in Rangoon.

EPICS AND LEGENDS

The Birth of Japan

Takamagahara

3

(1)

Izanagi and Izanami

4

(2)

The Bridge of Heaven

6

(3)

The Birth of the Islands

9

(5)

Izanagi's Descent to Hades

14

(8)

The Luck of the Sea and the Luck of the Mountain

22

(57)

Tales of the Heike

The Secret Meeting at Shishi ga Tani

34

(10)

The Poem from the Sea

44

(9)

The Battle of Ichi-no-Tani

53

(11)

The Fall of the Heike

64

(15)

FOLK AND FAIRY TALES

The Peach Boy

79

(14)

The Old Man Who Made the Trees Bloom

93

(11)

The Young Urashima

104

(15)

The Vanishing Rice-straw Coat

119

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