Project Gutenberg 2007-12-21 Public domain in the USA. 183 Ferrand, Claudius 1868 1930 Raffin, Ferdinand 1948 Fables et légendes du Japon Produced by Guillaume Doré and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr) "Fables et légendes du Japon" by Claudius Ferrand is a collection of traditional Japanese tales written in the late 19th century. The book features various stories that explore themes of morality, nature, and the supernatural, often incorporating elements of folklore and myth. Among its characters, the collection introduces figures like Ourashima Taro, a noble fisherman, who embarks on a fantastical journey after rescuing a tortoise. The opening of the work begins with the story of Ourashima Taro, who saves a tortoise from a group of boys tormenting it. Grateful for his kindness, the tortoise transforms and takes Taro to the undersea palace of Otohimé, the sea goddess. Taro experiences seven days of lavish hospitality, oblivious to the passage of time. Ultimately, he leaves with a mysterious box from the goddess, but when he realizes that centuries have passed since his departure and he is now alone, he succumbs to despair and opens the box, leading to his tragic demise. This introductory tale sets the tone for the moral and thought-provoking nature of the subsequent stories in the collection. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 82.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. fr Folklore -- Japan Tales -- Japan GR Text Folklore FR Contes Children's Myths, Fairy Tales, etc. Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore 182665 2025-07-10T05:29:01.416255 text/html 173740 2007-12-21T08:41:06 text/html 906870 2025-07-10T05:29:09.414208 application/epub+zip 909000 2025-07-10T05:29:05.189235 application/epub+zip 123767 2025-07-10T05:29:03.099241 application/epub+zip 1737779 2025-07-10T05:29:11.856213 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1720696 2025-07-10T05:29:07.735208 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 213379 2022-09-11T07:47:15.943621 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 159288 2025-07-10T05:29:00.890254 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 159096 2007-12-21T08:41:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 155727 2007-12-21T08:41:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21860 2025-07-10T05:29:11.983178 application/rdf+xml 12708 2025-07-10T05:29:03.583219 image/jpeg 3505 2025-07-10T05:29:03.338221 image/jpeg 60284 2007-12-21T08:41:22 application/octet-stream application/zip 59753 2007-12-21T08:41:22 application/octet-stream application/zip 852390 2007-12-21T08:41:22 application/octet-stream application/zip 902353 2025-07-10T05:29:01.522233 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog