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Japanese fairy tales (1904)

Williston, Teresa Peirce · Chicago [etc.] Rand, McNally & Co · leaf 72

An illustration from Japanese fairy tales, 1904, leaf 72
, .v^^ ^^ Can j-ou tell me, little ones, why all thepeople in this village are weeping? The children, too, only pointed to the samehouse at the end of the street. When the soldier came to this house he sawan old man and an old woman weeping asthough their hearts were broken. A littlegirl was tr3dng… … . What is the matter ? asked Brave Soldier,coming up just then. Where are you goingand why are all weeping so ? I am going up to the temple to-night,answered the girl. Ever}^ year some one

Fairy tales · Tales, Japanese

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