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The badger and the magic fan

a Japanese folktale
1990
Stealing the young goblins' magic fan, a badger makes a fortune after using the fan to make a rich girl's nose grow.

Lily and the wooden bowl

1994
A young girl who wears a wooden bowl over her face to hide her beauty overcomes a variety of trials and eventually finds love, riches, and happiness.

Tasty baby belly buttons

1999
Urikohime, a girl born from a melon, battles the monstrous onis, who steal babies to eat their tasty belly buttons.

The boy of the three-year nap

1988
A poor Japanese woman maneuvers events to change the lazy habits of her son.
Cover image of The boy of the three-year nap

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