Japanese Fairy Tales

178 pp. Tales include: Momotaro; The Crab's Revenge; The Old Man Who Made Trees to Blossom; The Tongue-Cut Sparrow; The Tea-Kettle of Good Luck; The Story of Kachi-Kachi Yama. Iwaya Sazanami (1870–1933), Japanese novelist, editor, playwright, critic, and storyteller, a pioneer of Japanese children's literature in the Meiji era. Iwaya, whose real name was Iwaya Sueo, achieved popular success with Koganemaru ..