I got restless living in my ditch near the town of Osaka on the seacoast. I decided I wanted to visit Kyoto where the great Mikado had his palace. So one fine morning I set off. The journey was more tiring than I expected. I had gone halfway to the city when I arrived...
Oh, I’ve lived a long time, so I have developed quite a bit of magic skill. I like to prepare concoctions and I have acquired a good number of useful tools over the years. One of them is a magic mirror through which I can see anyone, and by which I can take...
Haha! We’ve stolen a lot of things, but never a parson and his clerk! My master, who’s a master-thief, went into the church just after the clock struck twelve. He had me in hand, and he marched up to the pulpit and began to cry out in a loud, piercing...
Here’s what I said to the young suitor: “You want to outwit a high and mighty princess? You’ll need a sly fox!” He’s already used up two out of three of the three chances she gave him. He hasn’t been able to hide from her. The raven...
People say I tell tall tales and I do admit that I can sometimes exaggerate. I’m not adverse to stretching the truth if it makes a good tale, but what I am about to tell you is not a word of a lie! The other day, I left the workshop and went wandering through...
