The Japanese fairy book (1903) (14779677984)

Identifier: japanesefairyboo00oza (find matches)
Title: The Japanese fairy book
Year: 1903 (1900s)
Authors: Ozaki, Yei Theodora
Subjects: Folklore
Publisher: New York : E.P. Dutton
Contributing Library: Information and Library Science Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Digitizing Sponsor: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill



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r horrible enemythe centipede. As the warrior stood in the porch taking leave, a train otfish was suddenly transformed into a retinue of men, all wearingceremonial robes and dragons crowns on their heads to showthat they were servants of the great Dragon King. Thepresents that they carried were as follows: First, a large bronze bell. Second, a bag of rice. Third, a roll of silk. Fourth, a cooking pot. Fifth, a bell.Hidesato did not want to accept all these presents, but asthe Dragon King insisted, he could not well refuse. The Dragon King himself accompanied the warrior as faras the bridge, and then took leave of him with many bows andgood wishes, leaving the procession of servants to accompanyHidesato to his house with the presents. The warriors household and servants had been very muchconcerned when they found that he did not return the night IO Japanese Fairy Book. before, but they finally concluded that he had been kept by theviolent storm and had taken shelter somewhere. When the
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The Procession. servants on the watch for his return caught sight of him theycalled to everyone that he was approaching, and the wholehousehold turned out to meet him, wondering much what the My Lord Bag of Rice. 11 retinue of men, bearing presents and banners, that followedhim, could mean. As soon as the Dragon Kings retainers had put downthe presents they vanished, and Hidesato told all that hadhappened to him. The presents which he had received from the gratefulDragon King were found to be of magic power. The bellonly was ordinary, and as Hidesato had no use for it hepresented it to the temple near by, where it was hungup, to boom out the hour of day over the surroundingneighbourhood. The single bag of rice, however much was taken from itday after day for the meals of the knight and his whole family,never grew less—the supply in the bag was inexhaustible. The roll of silk, too, never grew shorter, though time aftertime long pieces were cut off to make the warrior a new suit olclo