Page 31, Ogres of Oyeyama
Title
Page 31, Ogres of Oyeyama
Creator
Hasegawa, Takejiro, 1853-1938
Source
Private collection, on loan to the Linda Lear Center for Special Collections and Archives, Connecticut College
Publisher
Takejiro Hasegawa 1853-1938
Date
Meiji 24, Month 7, Day 20 (July 20, 1891)
Contributor
Eitaku, Kobayashi, 1843-1890 (illustrator)
Rights
Copyright Connecticut College, 2014. For rights and reproduction requests, contact the Linda Lear Center for Special Collections and Archives at learcenter(at)conncoll(dot)edu.
Format
Image/JPEG
Language
English, Japanese
Type
Document
Identifier
Japanese Fairy Tales No. 19
Original Format
Crepe Paper Book
Text
ever that abode of wickedness.
Then the brave warriors, followed by the rejoicing band of released captives, gladly took their way home, bearing the head of Shutendoji with them. But before leaving the Ogres' Hill they reverently buried the bones of former victims, and set up a stone to mark the spot. Raiko received honours and rewards from the Mikado, and the everlasting gratitude of the citizens of Kyoto, whom he had thus delivered from the raids of the ogres.
Then the brave warriors, followed by the rejoicing band of released captives, gladly took their way home, bearing the head of Shutendoji with them. But before leaving the Ogres' Hill they reverently buried the bones of former victims, and set up a stone to mark the spot. Raiko received honours and rewards from the Mikado, and the everlasting gratitude of the citizens of Kyoto, whom he had thus delivered from the raids of the ogres.
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Citation
Hasegawa, Takejiro, 1853-1938, “Page 31, Ogres of Oyeyama,” Linda Lear Center Digital Collections and Exhibitions, accessed November 21, 2024, https://lc-digital.conncoll.edu/items/show/826.