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THE SNOW BRIDE

There once was a man named Mosaku that was travelling with his apprentice Minokichi. They came to a sea they wanted to cross,but discovered that the ferryman had retired to his hut for the night. Mosaku and Minokichi took the ferryman's welcome invitation to spend the night in his hut. Once inside, Mosaku fell asleep quickly while it took Minokichi longer. Seconds after his eyes closed, Minokichi was awakened by what sounded like a creaky floor. He saw that the door was wide open and a woman dressed in white was leaning over Mosaku, breathing heavily, her breath steaming up in front of her. She breathed over Mosaku taking deep breaths and then left.Minokichi ran over to Mosaku and found that he was dead.

A month later, back in his own village, Minokichi was walking though the woods when he met a lovely girl by the name of Yuki. Minokichi found Yuki delightful and asked if she was betrothed. The answer was no and the two young people were wed. Minokichi and Yuki had ten children. Everybody in n the village was fond of Yuki and Minokichi's mother's last words were of praise for Yuki. Then, one night Minokichi couldn't help but notice that his wife looked like the woman who had killed his beloved master with her icy breath. He decided to tell her about the dreadful occurrence. "Yuki," began Minokichi. "About a month before I met you, I was travelling with my master and one night her was killed by a strange woman that killed him with her ice cold breath. I can't help but notice that you look so much like her tonight." Yuki's face turned cold and she glared at her husband with menacing eyes. "Yes, it was I that killed your master. You vowed to secrecy, and if it were not for our sleeping children, I would kill you know. But, it will have to wait until the next snowy night." With those last words,Yuki-Onna ran from the room,an angry expression on her face and was never seen again by Minokichi and his children.

The next legend is about one of Japan's greatest features, Mt Fuji. It is called the Goddess of Mt. Fuji.

THE GODDESS OF MT. FUJI

There once was a boy named Yosoji. His mother was ill with smallpox.Yosoji went to a magician's house an asked him what to do. The magician advised Yosoji to go to a stream at the foot of Mt. Fuji by the shrine of the God of Long Breath. The water in the stream was magical and it would surely cure his mother. Yosoji thanked the magician and headed off to Mt. Fuji. After walking for a short while, Yosoji realized he was getting near the shrine. But there were three paths. Yosoji wondered which one to take. As he was debating over the matter,a beautiful maiden appeared in front of him and led him to the stream. Yosoji drank some of the gleaming water himself, then scooped some up in a gourd to take to his mother. Before he left, the maiden said to him," Come back in three days time. You will need more of this water." After five more visits to the stream,Yosoji found that not only his mother, but the other villagers that had been lucky enough to get some of the water had been cured. They thanked Yosoji time after time but he knew that it was really due to the beautiful maiden that had been his guide that they were all well again. He wanted to thank her so he followed the path that led to the stream.When he got there, he discovered that the stream had dried up and was no longer there. Yosoji knelt down and wept bitterly, for he had loved this maiden dearly. Then he turned around and there she stood, smiling sweetly. Yosoji asked to know her name, but she did not reply.He asked again, but the maiden just kept smiling. Then, a cloud came down, enclosed her inside, and she floated to the very top of Mt. Fuji. Yosoji knew then that he had been helped by none other than the goddess of Mt.Fuji. He had been in love with the goddess of Mt. Fuji. Then, as the cloud was raised higher and higher into the sky, the goddess dropped down a branch of small pink blossoms, perhaps a token of her love for Yosoji. Yosoji knew he would always keep the branch and remember that his mother had been cured by the goddess of Mt. Fuji

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Kato Sayemon
There once was a man by the name Kato Sayemon who lied in the palace of the shogun. He had a very relaxing, peaceful life. One day Kato Sayemon passed his wife's room and saw her playing go with one of his concubines. Then he saw their hair twist into forms of snakes from bitter jealousy. Kato did not want that to happen to him,so he went to become a Buddhist priest, for the goal of Buddha is to overcome attachment to things in this world. So Kato Sayemon ran away and became a Buddhist priest at a temple. The wife became very worried. For two years messengers looked and looked and there was never any sign of her husband. So the wife took her son and went to look for her husband.They looked for many long years and never found a trace of him. One day they came to a temple. A priest opened the door. "Sir, I am looking for my father, who I have not seen for many years. Have you seen him? His name is Kato Sayemon and he has a birth mark under his eye like mine.""No.I have not seen him. Go now." The man lowered his eyes quickly,but the son had seen it. A birth mark exactly like his own under his eye. "You are my father!" he exclaimed. "No. I am not your father. You must go now." "I know you are my father. You can not deny it. But I will not tell mother for I know you wish to stay here and that is what will make you happy. I will go now." "You are a good boy. But I am not your father." The boy smiled. He knew and his father could not change that. And Kato Sayemon watched his son walk away smiling and just for an instant he wanted to go and join him and go back and live in the house of the shogun. But he didn't. He stayed at the temple and the rest of his life was devoted to the practice of Buddha. The wife and son never saw him again, but the son knew where he was.

This legend is one that could have easily been true. I think that the son made a wise decision by not telling his mother that he knew where his father was. Because they were fine without him and the father wanted to practice Buddha and that's what he did happily for the rest of his life. If he had told his mother, the father would have been dragged out of the temple and would live unhappily. I think that the part about the snakes growing in the hair is fictitious, but perhaps Kato Sayemon just saw the jealousy in their eyes and he never wanted to feel it for himself, so he went to the temple and tried to overcome attachment to things in the world. And I think that is why he wanted to become a Buddhist priest and that is what he did.

The next legend that I'm going to tell is my personal favourite I think because it is dramatic and exciting. It is about Yuki-Onna, lady of the snow and it is called The Snow Bride.

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TANUKI MAGIC TEAKETTLE

Long ago it is said that there was a holy man that lived at a temple in Japan. He taught holy practices. The old man took great pleasure in the ancient tea ceremonies. He liked taking kettles and fixing them up. One day, the old man bought a rusty old kettle from a shop in an alley. He took it to the temple and polished it and fixed the cracks. It was ready for tea the next day. The old man showed the kettle to his pupils. They thought the kettle was beautiful. The old man put some water in the kettle and placed it on the stove. The kettle started spinning around and around on the stove. Then it started screaming,"Oh help! Ouch,ouch,ouch it's hot! Get me out!" The holy man and his pupils jumped away from the spinning teakettle. Then the kettle grew a face, a tail, arms and legs. It was a tanuki! The holy man decided the tanuki teakettle was cursed and must not stay in the temple. So the next day when a tinker passed by the temple, the holy man said,"Tinker, you may have this teakettle for next to nothing." "You are very generous. Thank you very much." And the tinker went off with the bewitched teakettle. The tinker went home and made himself some tea with his new teakettle.Again the teakettle acted up. But before the tinker got scared the tanuki teakettle spoke. "Tinker, I have an agreement we can make. How about if you never put me on the stove, I will make you rich." Since the tinker was quite poor, he agreed. Besides he had other kettles. So the tinker took the tanuki off the stove and the next day they went to the village square. The teakettle was placed on a platform and then it transformed into a tanuki. The crowd cried out in surprise. The tanuki danced and sang and did tricks. The tanuki did this for many weeks. People paid lots of money to see the famous tanuki teakettle.Soon the tinker was very rich. The tanuki ate his favourite rice cakes every night because of the money they made from the performances. One night the tinker said,"Tanuki, I have more than enough money. You have made me very rich. Would you like to go back to the temple?" The tanuki considered this. Then he answered,"Only if you make sure that they won't put me on the stove." "I promise that I won't leave you there unless they take good care of you,don't put you on the stove and most importantly, they give you your favourite rice cakes. The tanuki was satisfied. The next day the tinker and the tanuki went back to the temple and were greeted warmly by the holy man. The tinker explained the situation and told the holy man the requirements. The holy man said,"Tanuki, I am very sorry for putting you on the stove in the first place. If I had known what a special teakettle you are, I never would have done it. Please forgive me and become part of the temple." And the tanuki teakettle was placed on a table to rest with his favourite rice cakes beside him. He is still there now.

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THE ONE-INCH BOY

In Japan there was an old couple that wished for a child. They wished for a child of any kind, even if he was only an inch tall. And their wish was granted. They got a child and sure enough he grew no taller than one inch. They named him Issun-Boshi which meant One Inch Boy. One day Issun-Boshi decided he wanted to see the world. His parents wanted Issun-Boshi to have a fun life so they gave him a bowl, chopsticks and a needle he could use as a sword and waved goodbye. When Issun-Boshi came to the city, he was taken into care of a nobleman and was a servant for the princess. Issun-Boshi and the princes became good friends. One day on their way back from a nearby temple, they were stopped by a large green demon called an oni. The princess thought she was doomed for surely she could not be saved by a one inch boy. But the one inch boy acted quickly. He climbed the oni quickly and poked it in the tongue with his sword. Issun-Boshi jumped from the demon's mouth just before it turned and ran. The princess was saved! Then she made a wish. "I wish for Issun-Boshi to grow tall." The princess squeezed her eyes shut and then opened them again. But the boy was still one inch tall. Then slowly, inch by inch, Issun- Bosh grew taller until he was the size of a full grown man. Issun-Boshi and the princess were married and they lived together happily for the rest of their lives,each over five feet tall.

This story just goes to show that looks can be deceiving but don't let them fool you.The princess thought she was doomed because Issun-Boshi wasn't very tall,but he fought off the demon and saved her. It's like saying don't judge a book by its cover.

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