The Kappa Kid; The Priest and the Kid's 'Who Ate it?'; The Sparrow and the Woodpecker

Folktales from Japan · Episode 177 · “The Kappa Kid; The Priest and the Kid's 'Who Ate it?'; The Sparrow and the Woodpecker”

Like in any culture, Japanese kids grow up listening to the stories repeatedly told by their parents and grandparents. The boy born from a peach; the princess from the moon who is discovered inside a bamboo; the old man who can make a dead cherry tree blossom, etc. These short stories that teach...