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Hiragana Book #1: いっすんぼうし
Summary: The One-Inch Boy (一寸法師 Issun-bōshi; sometimes translated into English as "Little One Inch") is the subject of a fairy tale from Japan. This story can be found in old Japanese illustrated book, Otogizōshi, and has been various forms around the world and is similar to the tradition of Tom Thumb in English folklore.
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Hiragana Book #2: うらしまたろう
Summary: Urashima Tarō (浦島 太郎?) is a Japanese legend about a fisherman who rescues a turtle and is rewarded for this with a visit to Ryūgū-jō, the palace of Ryūjin,
the Dragon God, under the sea. He stays there for three days and, upon
his return to his village, finds himself 300 years in the future. The
tale has been identified as the earliest example of a story involving time travel.
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Hiragana Book #3: おむすび ころりん
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Hiragana Book #4: がくやひめ
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Hiragana Book #5: かさじぞう
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Hiragana Book #9: さるかに がっせん (The Crab & The Monkey)
Summary: The Crab and the Monkey, also known as Monkey-Crab Battle (さるかに合戦 saru kani gassen) or The Quarrel of the Monkey and the Crab, is a Japanese fairy tale. In the story, a sly monkey kills a crab, and is later killed in revenge by the crab's offspring. Retributive justice is the main theme of the story.
The Crab and the Monkey is included in the collection Japanische Mahrchen. Yei Theodora Ozaki included it in Japanese Fairy Tales, and Andrew Lang included a somewhat bowdlerized version in The Crimson Fairy Book.
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Hiragana Book #10: したきりすすめ
Summary: Shita-kiri Suzume (舌切り雀 shitakirisuzume), translated literally into "Tongue-Cut Sparrow", is a traditional Japanese fable telling of a kind old man, his avaricious wife and an injured sparrow. The story explores the effects of greed, friendship and jealousy on the characters.Download Link: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=O7UTAHZ3
Hiragana Book #11: つるの おんがえし
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Hiragana Book #12: ねずみの よめいり
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Hiragana Book #15: ももたろう
Summary: Momotarō (桃太郎) is a popular hero from Japanese folklore. His name literally means Peach Tarō; as Tarō is a common Japanese boy's name, it is often translated as Peach Boy. Momotarō is also the title of various books, films, and other works that portray the tale of this hero.
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Children Stories: 世界のむかし話
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