Wisdom How a centipede was sent for a doctor In the old days, in the distant past, one day in the evening the cicadas were having great fun. Suddenly one of them squealed pitifully: - Oh, it hurts! Oh, I can't! Oh, my head hurts! There was a com... Japanese Parables Parables
Wisdom The Story of the Koan Tesshu Yamask, who became Emperor Meiji's secretary and one of the founders of modern kendo, was born in Edo (Tokyo) into a samurai family in 1836 under the name Tetsutaro Ono. Already as a child he d... Japanese Parables Parables
Wisdom Stories about Miyamoto Musashi Shinmen Musashi-no-Kami Fujiwara-no-Genshin, better known as Izumi Miyamoto Musashi, was born in the village of Miyamoto in the Mimasaka region in 1584. This man became a legend during his lifetime an... Japanese Parables Parables
Wisdom True Savings This was during the Kamakura era (Kamakura era is the name of the period in the history of Japan, the end of the 12th - mid-14th centuries). One official was crossing the Nameri River one night, and h... Japanese Parables Parables
Wisdom Trial of Banjo Matayuro Yagyu was the son of a famous swordsman. His father, realizing that his son’s work was too mediocre to be expected to excel, disowned him. Then Matayuro went to Mount Futara and here he found... Japanese Parables Parables
Wisdom willow sprout The owner got a willow sprout from somewhere and planted it in his garden. It was a rare species of willow. The owner took care of the sprout and watered it himself every day. But the owner had to lea... Japanese Parables Parables
Wisdom Greedy mistress A traveling merchant entered a village inn. He had a large bale of goods behind him. And the owner of the hotel was a greedy woman. When she saw the bale, she wanted to have it. She took the merchant ... Japanese Parables Parables
Wisdom Fool Yotaro In one village there lived a woman with her son. The son's name was Yotaro. He was a quiet and obedient boy: he didn’t play pranks, he didn’t play pranks, he tried to serve everyone, but he was just v... Japanese Parables Parables
Wisdom Good peasant One peasant saddled his horse and rode to the city to buy soybeans. In the city he bought twelve bags of soybeans. “Your horse won’t lift more than eight drums,” the merchant told him, “leave four her... Japanese Parables Parables
Wisdom Mister Straw Once upon a time there was a peasant, his name was Yosaku. He did not have his own field, his own home. He went from village to village and helped peasants grow crops for a piece of bread and a meager... Japanese Parables Parables
Wisdom Fighting a ghost The young woman was seriously ill and, about to die, said to her husband: “I love you so much that I don’t want to leave you. Don’t leave me for another woman. If you do this, I will return to you as ... Japanese Parables Parables
