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Uniform Title: Sarukani kassen. English

Title: Battle of the Monkey & the Crab

Alternate Title: Battle of the Monkey and the Crab

Note: Reading ease score: 68.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.

Credits: Produced by Jacqueline Jeremy and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at https: //www.pgdp.net (This file was
produced from images generously made available by The
Internet Archive/American Libraries.)

Summary: "Battle of the Monkey & the Crab" by Anonymous is a Japanese fairy tale likely written in the late 19th century. This book falls into the category of folklore and children's literature, presenting themes of justice and revenge through a fantastical narrative. The story features anthropomorphic characters, with a focus on the battle between a crafty monkey and a determined crab, ultimately serving as a cautionary tale about trust and integrity. In the tale, a monkey tricks a crab into trading a piece of toasted rice-cake for a persimmon seed, which the crab plants and grows into a tall tree. However, when the monkey climbs the tree to eat the ripe persimmons and carelessly throws unripe ones at the crab, the crab gets injured. Enraged, the crab's family seeks revenge, enlisting the help of various creatures to devise a plot against the monkey. After luring the monkey into their lair under the pretense of peace, they successfully execute their plan, leading to the monkey's downfall. This tale highlights the consequences of deceit and the ability of the wronged to unite and seek retribution. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Anonymous

Illustrator: Eitaku, 1843-1890

Translator: Thompson, David, 1835-

EBook No.: 25021

Published: Apr 8, 2008

Downloads: 133

Language: English

Subject: Folklore -- Japan

Subject: Fairy tales -- Japan

LoCC: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

This edition has images.

Uniform Title: Sarukani kassen. English

Title: Battle of the Monkey & the Crab

Alternate Title: Battle of the Monkey and the Crab

Note: Reading ease score: 68.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.

Credits: Produced by Jacqueline Jeremy and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at https: //www.pgdp.net (This file was
produced from images generously made available by The
Internet Archive/American Libraries.)

Summary: "Battle of the Monkey & the Crab" by Anonymous is a Japanese fairy tale likely written in the late 19th century. This book falls into the category of folklore and children's literature, presenting themes of justice and revenge through a fantastical narrative. The story features anthropomorphic characters, with a focus on the battle between a crafty monkey and a determined crab, ultimately serving as a cautionary tale about trust and integrity. In the tale, a monkey tricks a crab into trading a piece of toasted rice-cake for a persimmon seed, which the crab plants and grows into a tall tree. However, when the monkey climbs the tree to eat the ripe persimmons and carelessly throws unripe ones at the crab, the crab gets injured. Enraged, the crab's family seeks revenge, enlisting the help of various creatures to devise a plot against the monkey. After luring the monkey into their lair under the pretense of peace, they successfully execute their plan, leading to the monkey's downfall. This tale highlights the consequences of deceit and the ability of the wronged to unite and seek retribution. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Anonymous

Illustrator: Eitaku, 1843-1890

Translator: Thompson, David, 1835-

EBook No.: 25021

Published: Apr 8, 2008

Downloads: 133

Language: English

Subject: Folklore -- Japan

Subject: Fairy tales -- Japan

LoCC: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.