JAPANESE GODS HEROES AND MYTHOLOGY BY TAMMY GAGNE CONTENT CONSULTANT Keiko Rushlander Lecturer of Japanese Culture and Director of Language Lab Duquesne University Cover image Kitsune are foxes that can shape-shift Core Library An Imprint of Abdo Publishing abdobooks com GODS HEROES AND MYTHOLOGY
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STORIES OF VALUES went to a stream to wash clothes L ong ago in Japan an elderly woman She saw something strange floating in the water It was the biggest peach she had ever seen Not having much food she brought it home to eat When she showed it to her husband the peach opened up and a handsome young boy jumped out Having always wanted a child the couple decided to raise the boy as their own They named him Momotaro He was always bigger and stronger than other boys When he was 15 he told his father about an island filled with The story of Momotaro bottom left is well known in Japan 5
