Teresa Peirce Williston

Tale Summary There was once a little boy who used to play each day by the water with a white Foam Fairy. She told him that she had enjoyed his company, but now, after many weeks, she must return to another land and would miss him. He gave her a...

Tale Summary There was once a boy named Urashima who loved the sea, and one day while fishing accidentally pulled aboard a wrinkled old turtle instead of a fish. He kindly let the animal go back into the water, and from the spray a beautiful girl rose and stepped onto...

Tale Summary There was once a man named Brave Soldier, who was on a journey. He found himself in a dense forest during a storm and could not find anywhere to spend the night until he came across an old, worn-down temple. Some time after he had fallen asleep there,...

Tale Summary There was once an old priest who was happy to have found a beautiful brass tea kettle for very cheap in a little shop. He brought it home and showed it to his three boys, who were unimpressed. The man told them to focus on their studies in...

Tale Summary Early every morning, a man would climb the mountain to cut wood to provide for his aging parents. It seemed to him that no matter how hard he worked, he could never make ends meet, but he felt that at their age his mother and father needed tea...

Tale Summary There once, a very long time ago, a man who lived in Matsuyama and had a lovely family with his wife and little daughter. One day, the emperor ordered the man to take a very long journey to far-off Tokio, and because it was so long ago that...

Tale Summary For five days, the god Susano walked by the river Hi. When he went to sleep he had an unusual dream of a beautiful maiden floating down the river whom he saved from a monster. The next day, he was exploring the area and found a chop-stick floating...

Tale Summary There was once a little old woman who found a poor little sparrow on her doorstep and took good care of him. Instead of flying home, he stayed to thank her with his songs, but a cross old woman who lived nearby did not appreciate being awakened so...