The Two Frogs
Two frogs from two different cities in Japan wanted to explore each others cities. They both set out on the road and the met in the middle and became friends. They stood up on their hind legs together to see if the other city was worth visiting but they forgot their eyes were on the back of their head. SO when they thought they were looking at the other city they were really looking at their own. Seeing it was no better they both turned around for home.
The Stonecutter
A stonecutter finally heard the voice of the mountain spirit who granted wishes. He was unhappy with his life and wished to have a nice bed, the wished to be a prince, then the sun, then the clouds, then the rock mountain, and finally again he wished to be a man. Each time he was unhappy and saw something better and more powerful he wanted to be until finally he realized that his job as a stone cutter man was the best and fine for him.
The Maiden with the Wooden Helmet
A young girl was so beautiful that the mother and father wanted to protect her from men so they told her to wear a wooden helmet. They were a hardworking family and so when the father then mother died the daughter went on to work to support herself. She was brought in to care after a mans sick wife and then one day the son caught a glimpse of the maidens beauty. He asked to marry her to his families displeasure and eventually she said yes. The helmet was stuck to her head before the wedding so she was married in it, later on it burst off into pieces. They lived happily ever after.
The Envious Neighbor
A mans dog lead him to treasure in his yard. The neighbor was envious and borrowed the dog, when he only dug up bones he killed him. The sad owners had a dream of the dog telling them to cut down a tree for mortar, they did this and it turned to gold pieces. The envious neighbor again borrowed the mortar but for him it created stinky berries, he burned them. Then the dog told the owners to collect the ashes and spread them on cherry trees in front of the king, they did this and he gave them rich gifts. The envious neighbor tried to do the same with the remaining ashes but they got in the kings eye. He bound and punished him and when he was released from prison his village would have him no longer.
The Sparrow with the Slit Tongue
A man saved a sparrow from a mean bird and let it live in a cage in his home, he loved it but his wife was quarrelsome and hated it. When he left on a trip she chased it around the house and at last slit its tongue. It was fearful and sad and flew away to the forest. When the man returned he was determined to find his bird friend so he searched many days. Finally he came to a house in the woods and a woman brought him inside. It was the sparrow turned into a woman. They ate and she served him & sent his away with a chest. He opened it at home and it was jewels. The wife was mad he didn't choose the bigger one so she found the house and chose the bigger one. When she got it home she opened it to find snakes which bit her and then she died.
The Cat's Elopement
Two cats fell in love but their owners wouldn't sell one to the other so they ran off to be together. They were in a park when a dog was about to attack Gon the male and the female Kona cried out for help. A man saved him and took him to the princess where he lived happily. He killed a snake for her and then one day he rescued the female from a mean cat in the park. The two went to the princess and she accepted the girl and treated them well. They had kittens and she got married and had babies and they were all friends.
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