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A Tale of Two Tengu
A Japanese Folktale
By McCoy, Karen Kawamoto & Fossey, Koen
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-80757-748-6
- Publisher
- Morton Grove, Ill. : Whitman, 1993.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on January 1, 1994
Gr 1-3 Tengu are long-nosed goblins of Japanese mythology and folklore. Here, one such creature makes his nose grow, sending it over seven mountaintops far down into the plains. It is mistaken for a clothes pole by a lord's daughter, so the tengu is the recipient of several fine kimonos when he retracts it. When his friend performs the same feat, his proboscis takes a beating as the lord's son and his ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
