The Greedy Babyman and other Fun Japanese Tales
Kids, Fiction, Myths and Legends, Fairy Tales, Fiction - YA
| Author: | Richard Nigh | ISBN: | 9781301671045 |
| Publisher: | Richard Nigh | Publication: | August 31, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Smashwords Edition | Language: | English |
| Author: | Richard Nigh |
| ISBN: | 9781301671045 |
| Publisher: | Richard Nigh |
| Publication: | August 31, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Smashwords Edition |
| Language: | English |
In The Greedy Babyman, you'll find more than a dozen mostly funny Japanese tales with interesting characters and twist endings. You'll laugh at an old couple who find the fountain of youth. You'll root for two young boys for their outlandish plan to get more mochi. You'll learn from a man with a very uncommon mind why 30 and 30 don't always make 60. And you'll meet a host of other interesting and often silly characters who do the unexpected. Many of these are not the most famous stories, but they are some of the best.
If you’ve been disappointed in the past that your children don’t appreciate Japanese tales, give this little book a try. The stories are short enough to tell and interesting to a non-Asian audience. A good introduction to the world of Japanese stories.
Stories include "The Greedy Babyman," "The Case of the Extra Mochi," "Never Look Back," "Who’s Carrying What?," "Issunboshi," "Uncommon Sense," "Stone Potatoes," "How the Sea Became Salty," "Even a Tiny Sparrow," "The First to Speak Loses the Mochi," "A Raccoon Slower Than a Snail," and "Saved by a Spark."
In The Greedy Babyman, you'll find more than a dozen mostly funny Japanese tales with interesting characters and twist endings. You'll laugh at an old couple who find the fountain of youth. You'll root for two young boys for their outlandish plan to get more mochi. You'll learn from a man with a very uncommon mind why 30 and 30 don't always make 60. And you'll meet a host of other interesting and often silly characters who do the unexpected. Many of these are not the most famous stories, but they are some of the best.
If you’ve been disappointed in the past that your children don’t appreciate Japanese tales, give this little book a try. The stories are short enough to tell and interesting to a non-Asian audience. A good introduction to the world of Japanese stories.
Stories include "The Greedy Babyman," "The Case of the Extra Mochi," "Never Look Back," "Who’s Carrying What?," "Issunboshi," "Uncommon Sense," "Stone Potatoes," "How the Sea Became Salty," "Even a Tiny Sparrow," "The First to Speak Loses the Mochi," "A Raccoon Slower Than a Snail," and "Saved by a Spark."
