Takatori Monogatari

The story of the bamboo cutter and the heavenly maiden is a very old one in Japan. This version was written down over a thousand years ago, and even then it was an old story with many variations. This translation, which may add a variation or two of its own, was done for Christmas, 1980, for Teresa, Valerie and Rebecca (who also previewed, more than once, the fairy tale version).
John D. Gardner

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Chapter
• One The Birth of Kaguyahime
• Two The Courtship of the Nobles
• Three Kaguyahime's Tasks
• Four The Buddha's Stone Bowl
• Five The Jeweled Bough of P'eng-lai
• Six The Robe of the Fire Rat
• Seven The Jewel in the Dragon's Head
• Eight The Swallow's Cowrie Shell
• Nine The Imperial Hunting Party
• Ten The Heavenly Feather Robe
• Eleven Mount Fuji