Favorite Fairy Tales Told in Japan (Adaptation)
Illustrator:
George Suyeoka
Virginia Haviland
Publication:
1967 by Little, Brown, and Company
Genre:
Fairy Tales, Fiction, Folk Tales, World Cultures
Series:
Virginia Haviland's Favorite Fairy Tales 
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Pages:
89
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ONE INCH FELLOW
A boy "as small as a thumb" vanquishes a monster, wins a princess, and brings joy to his aged parents.THE GOOD FORTUNE KETTLE
A grateful badger turns himself into a teakettle and enriches his friend the junkman.THE TONGUE-CUT SPARROW
A sparrow who is the beloved pet of an old man has her tongue cut by the man's shrewish wife, with fitting results for each.MOMOTARO
A boy born out of a peach answers the prayers of a childless old couple and performs a deed of great valor.THE WHITE HARE AND THE CROCODILES
From the dust jacket
When the hare tricks the crocodiles, he is made to suffer severely until saved by the brother of the Sun goddess.
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Podcast
Episode 70: Why Read Fairy Tales?
Released in 2020 by The Literary Life
Available formats: Streaming Audio
Length: 1 hr. 29 min.
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"Angelina Stanford and Cindy Rollins tackle the topic of fairy stories, discussing the what, why and how of reading them. Angelina shares the distinctive characteristics of fairy stories in contrast to other types of stories, such as myths. They deal with the question of whether fairy tales are 'escapist', the influence of the Grimm brothers scholarly work on interpreting fairy stories, and allowing the story to unveil its deeper truths without forcing meaning onto it.
Angelina gives an illustration of how to see the gospel messages in fairy tales by talking us through the story of Sleeping Beauty. She refutes the ideas that fairy tales are about human romance or are misogynistic. She also highlights some of the Enlightenment and Puritan responses to fairy tales that still linger with us today. Cindy and Angelina also discuss some common concerns such as the magical, weird, or scary aspects of fairy tales. Angelina also makes a distinction between folk tales, literary fairy tales, and cautionary tales."
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