Reading Notes: Japanese Fairy Tales (Lang) Half Unit

Last time,  I read some Japanese Fairy Tales as retold by Ozaki, so this week, I wanted to read some as retold by Lang. I really enjoyed the stories I read last time, so I am eager to read these ones. I decided for my notes this week that I am going to read all the stories, but only take notes on the one I want to rewrite.

The Tale of the Tongue-Cut Sparrow from Wikimedia

The Sparrow with the Split Tongue

• Husband is good-natured and honest
• Wife is greedy and quarrelsome
• Man felt bad for the sparrow being chased by the raven, aided it by beating back the raven
• Sparrow is a scaredy cat
• Woman is jealous that her husband likes the bird more than her
• She tried to kill the bird, but was not successful
• Woman is responsible for splitting the bird's tongue, causing it to fly away from the house
• Man was disappointed in his wife's behavior and went to find the bird, but couldn't find it
• Bird for some reason turns into a fair maiden with a nice little hut and garden
• Bird entertains him all night and gives him a gift, which he chooses from two options
• Wife got mad that he took the small gift over the big one and leaves to get the big one
• Inside the bigger gift was serpants instead, killing her

Bibliography

Japanese Fairy Tales retold by Lang