Kodomo no Tomo Selection Set of 3 books, including Japanese folktales Hardcover Retail price: 2,970 yen for 3 books Will be shipped in a bag without bubble wrap. ★ Tensarabasara Tensarabasara Mayu, who was playing with her grandmother, obtains a white, fluffy "Tensarabasara" that fell from the sky. When she sprinkles powder on it, it gradually increases, and good things happen each time. However, she is told not to show it to anyone, and Mayu cherishes it. Tensarabasara continues to grow, and Mayu, now grown up, gets married and has children one after another, living a happy life. However, her husband becomes suspicious when he sees Mayu secretly going into the attic... ★ Atama ga Ike Mokubei, a lazy man, opens his mouth under a persimmon tree, hoping to eat persimmons without working. A persimmon falls on his head. He leaves it as it is, and a persimmon tree grows from his head, bearing many fruits. Mokubei sells the persimmons and makes a fortune, so the villagers are jealous and cut down the tree. Then, mushrooms grow from the stump. A bizarre folktale that also served as the basis for the rakugo story "Atamayama" (Head Mountain). ★ Gobujiro Japanese Folktale Gobujiro, born from the thumb of an old woman, is only half an inch tall. At the age of 18, Gobujiro goes out into the world to train. He accompanies the young lady of a mansion on a pilgrimage to Konpira Shrine in Sanuki. However, he is swallowed by a horse and a sea bream, and eventually gets mixed up in an ogre's hideout... Kodomo no Tomo Fukuinkan Older children Elementary school students Kindergarten Nursery school Picture book Reading aloud