This Japanese folk tale is similar to "Beauty and the Beast" as a poor farmer must choose one of his daughters to be an ogre's bride. But this is no love story, but rather a tale of Kaiko who travels back to her family because she misses them. While they, out of their great love for her, find a way of outwitting the Ogre year after year to keep him from taking her home.
The Ogre and His Bride
Nami Kishi
pictures by Shosuke Fukuda
English version by Alvin Tresselt 1971
This is my favorite picture!
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