Snake Lake; The Deep Voice; The Priest, the Kid, and the Fava Bean Tree

Folktales from Japan · Episode 95 · “Snake Lake; The Deep Voice; The Priest, the Kid, and the Fava Bean Tree”

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...