Japanese Folktales The Spirit of Chrysanthemum Flowers - formato ePub

Once upon a time there was a scholar who lived retired from the world in order to gain hidden wisdom. He lived alone and in a secret place. And all about the little house in which he dwelt he had planted...

In the Sea of Dungting there is a hill, and in that hill there is a hole, and this hole is so deep that it has no bottom. Once a fisherman was passing there who slipped and fell into the hole. He came...

In the land of Annam there once dwelt a man named Su, who sailed the seas as a merchant. Once his ship was suddenly driven on a distant shore by a great storm. It was a land of hills broken by ravines...

Once upon a time there was a young man named Du Dsi Tschun. In his youth he was a spendthrift and paid no heed to his property. He was given to drink and idling. When he had run through all his money,...

Little Good Boy had just finished eating the last of five rice cakes called "dango," that had been strung on a skewer of bamboo and dipped in soy sauce, when he said to his little sister, called Chrysanthemum:...

In the year 1680 there stood an old temple on a wild pine-clad mountain near the village of Kisaichi, in the Province of Inaba. The temple was far up in a rocky ravine. So high and thick were the trees,...

At the time that the Tang dynasty was reigning there lived a man named Liu I, who had failed to pass his examinations for the doctorate. So he traveled home again. He had gone six or seven miles when...

Many years ago there lived at the foot of the Mountains of Nambu, in Adachi gun, Saitama Prefecture, an old man named Kikuo, which means Chrysanthemum-Old-Man. Kikuo was a faithful retainer of Tsugaru;...

Up in the northern city of Sendai, whence come the best of Japanese soldiers, there lived a samurai named Hasunuma. Hasunuma was rich and hospitable, and consequently much thought of and well liked....

There lived one Yurine, a man of poor means even for those days. He loved saké wine, and scarcely ever spent a day without drinking some of it. Yurine lived near the place which is now called Sudzukawa,...

A gripping and claustrophobic rural gothic horror novel about an isolated family who worship the bog that surrounds them, perfect for fans of T. Kingfisher and Stephen Graham Jones.It is said that the...

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Would you know love if God dropped it on your head?Rancher Travis Walker can't believe it actually happened, and he's pretty sure he's not ready. He's tried to ignore the taunts of friends and family...

10-year-old Ethan always spends Christmas alone. He wants to change that. He must find a way to make his parents stay home. Everyone tells him he'll ruin Christmas, but he doesn't care. He wants a good...

The bestselling paranormal romance series continues!Sydney made a promise to himself that he'd never pursue finding his mate. Not after witnessing his beloved cousin, Kenna, the Luna of Veiled Valley,...

Emma knows she shouldn't reveal herself to David. After all, humans think mermaids are a myth. But she's drawn to him. Will he love her in return, or will he threaten her very existence?

Jilaiya Guidry thought she knew fear. Stripped of custody of her young son and imprisoned in a decaying lake house outside New Orleans, her world has already crumbled. But when a sinister presence begins...

"I'm giving you the opportunity of a lifetime."  So says Zoe Roberts' sister Kennedy, one of the senior producers of the romance reality TV show Love Story. Her life in shambles after a traumatic breakup,...

With the help from the Goddess of Fertility, the God of War will stop at nothing to save the Realms from the coming Dark Time. Will their nefarious solution bring them to their knees or will they become...

Natalie (25) lost her job and is forced to move back home. However when she agreed to move back home, she didn't realize she would be moving into the guest house with her new stepbrother Austin. Austin...

Lorilee Riley has eight cats, a ward named Jesse, and now, an interesting, attractive new friend named Nate. While she enjoys Nate's company, Jess is suspicious. Why is the man staying in neighbor Art...

Rescuing his best friend, Ben, and seven hundred other humans was a straightforward task compared to what the Guardian Sebastien had been ordering him to do. Several terrible assignments in a row have...

The Festive Mayhem mystery and crime fiction anthology is back for another year! In this fourth edition, thirteen crime writers of color have teamed up to offer you a baker's dozen of brand-new short...

John Spark is finding his feet after returning from the disaster-plagued mission to Aemilia. Mars is reeling from the catastrophic attack of the Von Neumann 'bugs'; that followed the Coromandel home. John...

When a 3,000-year-old demon grim reaper discovers someone's killing witches, he'll do whatever it takes to stop them--but everyone knows you can't cheat Death. 3,000-year-old demon grim reaper, Aiden...

The Dark Time, an apocalypse no species wants to fight, inches closer. The Fae Gods refuse to help their King find a solution. Things around him going sideways, his worst fear of losing his mate becomes...

It's spooky season again in Mudville, when all the local spirits come out to play and our favorite mismatched trio, reluctant ghost-conduit Natalie, her grumpy doctor boyfriend Liam and their recently...

In the heart of Hay River, an ancient labyrinth stirs, its echoes calling out to those destined to uncover its secrets. Echoes of the Labyrinth follows the journey of Logan, a free-spirited wanderer,...

When the last cat dies, Jane will be richJane thought that taking care of thirty cats would be the hard part of her job. Until she is swarmed with suitors who want a shot at the large sum she will inherit...

An unruly Valkyrie on a flying tiger, a stern angel in love with the rules, and evil pounding at the gate… What could go wrong? Riddled with survivor's guilt after Ragnarök, Valka wanders the universe...

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A stolen masterpiece. A brilliant woman written out of history. And a recipe for a lost color worth killing for.  In the spellbinding eighth installment of the Accidental Alchemist Mysteries, centuries-old...

The Viking Maiden's crew has received some long-awaited shore leave and all Dana Valkyrie wants to do is kick her heels up, stay out of trouble, and devour the steaks and vegetables you just can't get...

After the execution, the Incubus's curse takes hold. Bond broken with his mate, the first Vampire to sit on the Fae throne finds solace in nothing. Trying to rid himself of all reminders, he sets on a...

An ancient blade buried deep within an abandoned tower of the Watch Guard calls for justice and someone to wield its power.  In a world where ancient powers stir and darkness threatens, Dan Torren seeks...

Eight years is a large chunk of one's life to give to a lie. Drew Masen finds herself in exactly just that. She has forsaken every person she has ever loved in the hopes of keeping the gatekeepers of...

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