This work is an unpublished anthology of children's stories (dôwa) written by Mimei Ogawa and Nankichi Niimi, two fundamental pillars of modern storytelling and precursors of what is currently known as Japanese Children's Literature (Nihon jidô bungaku).

Throughout its pages, you will discover forty short stories that, far from the old oral tradition (setsuwa), narrate with extraordinary sensitivity themes that shaped the spirit of many children in Japan in the first half of the 20th century, such as For example, friendship, equality, poverty, war, death, respect for nature and traditions or the devastating effect of industrialization.

Even today, stories such as "Little Fox Gon" (Gongitsune) or "To buy some gloves" (Tebukuro wo kai ni) are still valid in the collective memory of the country thanks to their promotion in schools. Thus, we consider mandatory reading for any reader interested in Japanese Literature and, especially, in our collection of Fables and Legends.