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EP 132: Japan- The Tongue Cut Sparrow 舌切り雀 (Yei Theodora Ozaki 1908)
In this classic, an old man has just one joy in life; his sparrow. He lives at home with his wife, but she has long since become a mean and spiteful person. One day she lays out some starch for the wash and the little sparrow eats it up, thinking it is a treat. For that, the old woman punishes the sparrow by cutting out its tongue and sending it on its way. The old man must find his magical friend and make things right. Can the little old man do it?
Source: Japanese Fairy Tales by Yei Theodora Ozaki 1908
Narrator: Dustin Steichmann
Music: 楚歌 －2019年12月9日サントリーホール by Shun Kuremoto
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