Takejiro Hasegawa (1853–1938)

Summary: This Japanese fairy tale tells the story of eighty-one brothers and their encounters with a hare.
Personal Reflection: This is my first time using http://en.childrenslibrary.org/ and reading a digitized book. It was a fun experience and It was fun to see the same book in several languages. I also enjoyed reading this Japanese fairy tale and being exposed to a different culture.
Classroom Extension: I would introduce this website to my students and maybe let them chose a digitized book to explore. Again, it was amazing to be able to read the same book in several languages with a click of the moose. You can zoom in and out of the illustrations and have the book read to you. A fun experience.… (plus d'informations)

1.Summery & Comment
日本の民話を英語で読む機会はあまりないので、題名を見つけた時に「自分の知っている内容はどのように英語で書かれているのかな」と興味が湧きました。
読んでみた結果。「そう言えばこんな話だったな」と小さい頃に読んだ記憶の通りに思い起こせるほど原作に忠実でした。（内容は因幡の白ウサギそのままなので割愛）
明治１９年に発刊された書物なので絵的には古めかしく、逆にこんなに古い現物は実際に手に取ることは不可能な点も、オンラインの読書の利点かと思いました。

2.Line or Phrase
Go and bathe in the sea water, and then lie down on the slope of the high mountain, and let the wind blow upon you.

3.Number of Words
approximately 840 words

4. Rading time
10min.… (plus d'informations)