Tag: Japan

THE CENTIPEDE AND THE DRAGON PRINCESS

THE CENTIPEDE AND THE DRAGON PRINCESS (An Alternate Version of Rice-bag Toda (Tawara Toda) Once upon a time a warrior called Fujiwara no Hidesato was crossing the Seta Bridge at Lake Biwa. Suddenly a monstrous serpent appeared and lay across the roadway just ahead of him. The hero was not least bit perturbed and, shrugging…
THE COURAGEOUS KOI AT DRAGON’S GATE

THE COURAGEOUS KOI AT THE DRAGON’S GATE In China they tell the story of the Yellow Emperor, who became so angry at the wickedness of the humans that he decided to end their existence. Summoning the God of Rain, he commanded that the rain should never stop until the entire Earth was covered in water…

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