Japanese Fairy Book from Wikimedia
- The Priest
- Buddhist monk
- Selfless, shown by his travels to pray for blessings and forgiveness
- Seems to be a bit naive, as he entered a cottage that was old and deteriorating and started talking to a stranger
- Doesn't need much, as he is fine with sleeping on the floor
- Seems to be friendly since he was willing to talk with her
- Respects his elders, shown by his willingness to get wood in the old woman's place
- Has some poor willpower, as he looked into her back room despite being told not to
- Realizes the reality of his situation really late
- In good shape since he was able to run away from the Goblin
- Clearly Lucky as well for the same reason
The Ogre of Rashomon
- General Raiko
- Shown to be brave when he attacked Oeyama (where the ogres lived)
- Well-liked since he has a band of followers
- His followers really trust him since they believe his so powerful that he killed every ogre
- Watanabe
- Brave, shown by his willingness to approach a gate that may or may not have an ogre
- Too trusting of his general
- Feels the need to be right, except he was wrong because there was indeed an ogre at the Rashomon Gate
- Good at battle as he fought on fair ground with the ogre, scaring the ogre off
- Anxious and overprotective over the ogre's arm
- Tricked by the old nurse aka the ogre whose arm he cut off
- Ended up convincing the ogre he was super strong and the people saw him as a hero when the ogre never came back
The Story of Princess Hase
- Princess Hase
- Very strong and beautiful girl
- Lost her mother at age 5
- Respectful of her parents, as she listens to her mother's dying wishes in silence
- Good and obedient little princess
- Very patient as she takes the hate of her stepmother quietly
- A smart child and music prodigy
- Unmoved by bad things in her life
- Everyone in her life has high expectations for her, like the Emperor, who expects her poetry to cure illness
- She must actually have some kind of power since the Emperor did indeed get better after reading her poem
- All around her like her (except the stepmother)
- Has a good ending
Bibliography
Japanese Fairy Tales retold by Ozaki
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