FAIRY TALES, FOLK TALES, FABLES, MAGICAL TALES & TRADITIONAL STORIES. This is a new title in the fantastic "First Reading" series, part of the "Usborne Reading Programme". It is based on a traditional Japanese folktale.
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A lonely stonecutter, tempted by a nobleman's wealth, longs foolishly for power.
Celibeth Jones wore a mans heavy denim jacket, coveralls, and a pair of scuffed brogans.
When a poor stonecutter sees the splendid home of a rich merchant, he begs the mountain spirit to grant him a better life. But no sooner than his wish is...
The Stonecutter: A Japanese Folk Tale
Liftable flaps are used in the retelling of a Japanese fairy tale in which a stonecutter wants to be everything he is not and has to learn the hard way that what he really wants to be is exactly who he is.
The Stonecutter: A Japanese Folk Tale
The traditional Japanese tale of the unhappy stonecutter, specially retold as part of the Usborne Reading Programme for children just starting to read alone.