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  • A Selection of Fairy Tales from 'Tales of Old Japan'

  • By: A B Mitford
  • Narrated by: David Robins
  • Length: 27 mins
  • 3.6 out of 5 stars (8 ratings)

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A Selection of Fairy Tales from 'Tales of Old Japan'

By: A B Mitford
Narrated by: David Robins
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Publisher's summary

A selection of eight fairy tales from the book Tales of Old Japan by A B Mitford

  • The Tongue-Cut SparrowThe Accomplished and Lucky Tea-Kettle
  • The Crackling Mountain
  • The Battle of the Ape and the Crab
  • The Adventures of Little Peachling
  • The Foxes' Wedding
  • The History of Sakata Kintoki
  • The Elves and the Envious Neighbour.

©2014 A .B.Mitford (P)2014 The Lindsay Players
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Not appropriate narration

Did not enjoy narration. Why not use a Japanese speaker?
A bit too melodramatic for Japanese tales, for my taste. There also appeared to be some narrator commentary...






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