Intrduction



Shotoku Taishi and Princess Parsley 3

The Daimyo and the Bullocks 9

The Sagacious Monkey and the Boar 11

The Subchaplain and Kiyomori\'s Concubine 19

Kyusuke the Honest 23

The Crows and the Archers 35

The Painter and the Shirabyoshi 37

Winning Without Hands

The Fox in the Brothel 49

The Bonze\'s Three Prescriptions 56

Taiko-sama\'s Eight Afterthoughts 60

Lord Shuzen and the Talking Horse 67

The Straw-Hat Temple 76

Jinnai and the Bonze Dentatsu 78

Oöka and the Lawless Stripling 88

Oöka and the Pilfered Tachibana Fruit 91

Oöka and the Pickpockets 94

Oöka and the Arithmeticians 98

Oöka and the Carpenter-Convert 100

Oöka and theThumb-Tied Moneylender 104

The Three Bridges 108

Li Naoto and His Wife Osada 110

The Tale of Chobei 115

The *HowNow!* Teacup 124



Glossary 133

Note on Chronology and Page Decorations 137