An Irish proverb say: “A good friend is like a four-leaf clover; hard to find and lucky to have.” Like Mother’s or Valentine’s Day we shouldn’t need a dedicated day to celebrate what is important in life. Yet, in our world we are prone to getting distracted and focus on things like job or chores….
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THE STONES OF FIVE COLORS AND THE EMPRESS JOKWA – AN OLD CHINESE STORY (Tales of Old Japan) by YEI THEODORA OZAKI
Long, long ago there lived a great Chinese Empress who succeeded her brother the Emperor Fuki. It was the age of giants, and the Empress Jokwa, for that was her name, was twenty-five feet high, nearly as tall as her brother. She was a wonderful woman, and an able ruler. There is an interesting story…
HOW AN OLD MAN LOST HIS WEN (Tales of Old Japan) by YEI THEODORA OZAKI
Many, many years ago there lived a good old man who had a wen like a tennis-ball growing out of his right cheek. This lump was a great disfigurement to the old man, and so annoyed him that for many years he spent all his time and money in trying to get rid of it….
THE OGRE OF RASHOMON (Tales of Old Japan) by YEI THEODORA OZAKI
Long, long ago in Kyoto, the people of the city were terrified by accounts of a dreadful ogre, who, it was said, haunted the Gate of Rashomon at twilight and seized whoever passed by. The missing victims were never seen again, so it was whispered that the ogre was a horrible cannibal, who not only…
MOMOTARO, OR THE STORY OF THE SON OF A PEACH (Tales of Old Japan) by YEI THEODORA OZAKI
Long, long ago there lived, an old man and an old woman; they were peasants, and had to work hard to earn their daily rice. The old man used to go and cut grass for the farmers around, and while he was gone the old woman, his wife, did the work of the house and…
THE STORY OF PRINCE YAMATO TAKE (Tales of Old Japan) by YEI THEODORA OZAKI
The insignia of the great Japanese Empire is composed of three treasures which have been considered sacred, and guarded with jealous care from time immemorial. These are the Yatano-no-Kagami or the Mirror of Yata, the Yasakami-no-Magatama or the Jewel of Yasakami, and the Murakumo-no-Tsurugi or the Sword of Murakumo. Of these three treasures of the…