Page 11, The Hare of Inaba
Title
Page 11, The Hare of Inaba
Creator
Hasegawa, Takejiro, 1853-1938
Source
Private Collection on loan to Linda Lear Center for Special Collections and Archives, Connecticut College
Publisher
T. Hasegawa 17 Kami Negishi Tokyo
Date
Meiji 19, Month 12, Day 7 (Dec. 7, 1886)
Original Format
Crepe paper book
Text
many crocodiles there are in the sea, and how many hares there are in the land. And now to begin with the crocodiles. Come, every one of you, and be down in a row, across from this island to Cape Keta, then I will step upon each one, and count you as I run across. When I have finished counting you, we shall count the hares, and then we shall know whether there are most hares, or most crocodiles." The crocodiles came and lay down in a row. Then I stepped on them and counted them as I ran
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Citation
Hasegawa, Takejiro, 1853-1938, “Page 11, The Hare of Inaba,” Linda Lear Center Digital Collections and Exhibitions, accessed November 21, 2024, https://lc-digital.conncoll.edu/items/show/840.