Here are fourteen authentic folk stories, retold with humor and charm, which will delight children and those who read and tell stories to them. Some of them have appeared in other collections now out of print, some are quite unknown to young readers in this country, but all of them were told to Miss Uchida in her own childhood. She now shares her pleasure in them through the years with the children of today.

Richard C. Jones, a talented artist who has lived and traveled in Japan, has made gay pictures which enhance the liveliness of the stories. 

"A delightful collection of folk tales retold with a simplicity of language and variety of plot that makes them perfect material for the story hour."

—Library Journal

From the dust jacket