ught a Dream,"
"The Golden Axe," and others are a fascinating combination of the
strange and the familiar. A different land, a different people, a
different kind of magic all come to life in these colorful, imaginative
tales. And yet running through them are such universal folk themes as
the inevitable downfall of the greedy and the foolish. In all of these
adventures there is a keen sense of the Japanese countryside with its
mountains and sea, rice fields, deep green forests, and delicate
gardens.

Retold with freshness and simplicity, these ancient tales are not only
fun to read but also welcome new material for storytelling.

_Illustrated by the author_

Honor Book in the 1955 _N. Y. Herald Tribune_ Children's Spring Book
Festival

60-100

TRANSCRIBER'S NOTE

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black box is the text from the dust cover flaps.

LIST OF FIXED ISSUES

p. 023--removed a duplicate period after 'frozen over'
p. 094--typo fixed: changed 'to to' into 'to'
p. 096--inserted a missing 'is' between 'It' and 'like a fox's tail!'
p. 131--typo fixed: changed 'hankerchief' into 'handkerchief'
p. 214--typo fixed: changed 'tomorrrow's' into 'tomorrow's'.
p. 225--removed a duplicate 'and' in front of 'searched here'
p. 238--typo fixed: changed 'winepresses' into 'wine-presses'
p. 281--typo fixed: changed 'horseshoes' into 'horse-shoes'

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