Japanese Stories Tagged “a1”
18 Japanese stories tagged “a1”.
Tortoise and the Hare in Japanese
Japanese version of The Tortoise and the Hare: a slow tortoise races a fast but careless hare.
Lion and the Mouse in Japanese
Japanese version of The Lion and the Mouse: a tiny mouse repays a lion's kindness.
Little Red Riding Hood in Japanese
Japanese version of Little Red Riding Hood: a girl meets a wolf on the way to her grandmother's house.
Three Little Pigs in Japanese
Japanese version of The Three Little Pigs: three brothers build homes and face a hungry wolf.
Goldilocks and the Three Bears in Japanese
Japanese version of Goldilocks and the Three Bears: a curious girl enters a bear family's forest home.
Momotaro
A boy born from a peach shares dumplings with three animals and leads them to recover his village's food.
Kintaro
A strong mountain boy saves his animal friends and earns an invitation to train in the capital.
Ants and the Grasshopper
In this Japanese A1 fable, working ants refuse food to a grasshopper who sang through summer.
Boy and the Filberts
In this Japanese A1 fable, a boy must return some nuts before his hand can leave a jar.
Boys and the Frogs
In this Japanese A1 fable, boys stop throwing stones after a frog asks them to stop.
Donkey and His Driver
In this Japanese A1 fable, a donkey ignores its driver's warning and falls from a cliff.
Fox and the Grapes
In this Japanese A1 fable, a hungry fox repeatedly jumps for grapes hanging beyond his reach.
Frogs and the Ox
In this Japanese A1 fable, a mother frog tries to become as large as an ox.
Gnat and the Bull
In this Japanese A1 fable, a small insect learns that a bull never noticed it.
Kid and the Wolf
In this Japanese A1 fable, a young goat mocks a wolf while standing safely on a roof.
Wolf and His Shadow
In this Japanese A1 fable, a wolf mistakes his long sunset shadow for real size.
Young Crab and His Mother
In this Japanese A1 fable, a young crab asks his mother to show him how to walk straight.
Kasajizo
An old couple gives straw hats to snow-covered Jizo statues and receives an unexpected New Year gift.