Folktales from Japan
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Folktale (noun)
folk·tale | \ ˈfōk-ˌtāl \
: a characteristically anonymous, timeless, and placeless tale circulated orally among a people.
Book: Green Willow and Other Japanese Fairy Tales
Author: Grace James
Published: 1912
Publisher: Macmillan And Co., Limited, London
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