Oni.

XII. Benkei and the Bell.

XIII. Little Silver's Dream of the Shoji.

XIV. The Tengus, or the Elves with Long Noses.

XV. Kintaro, or the Wild Baby.

XVI. Jiraiya, or the Magic Frog.

XVII. How the Jelly-Fish Lost its Shell.

XVIII. Lord Cuttle-Fish Gives a Concert.

XIX. Yorimasa, the Brave Archer.

XX. Watanabe cuts off the Oni's Arm.

XXI. Watanabe Kills the Great Spider.

XXII. Raiko and the Shi Ten Doji.

XXIII. The Sazaye and the Tai.

XXIV. Smells and Jingles.

XXV. The Lake of the Lute and the Matchless Mountain.

The Waterfall of Yoro, or the Fountain of Youth.

XXVI. The Earthquake Fish.

XXVII. The Dream Story of Gojiro.

XXVIII. The Procession of Lord Long-Legs.

XXIX. Kiyohime, or the Power of Love.

XXX. The Fisherman and the Moon-Maiden.

XXXI. The Jewels of the Ebbing and the Flowing Tide.

XXXII. Kai Riu O, or the Dragon King of the World Under the Sea.

XXXIII. The Creation of Heaven and Earth.

XXXIV. How the Sun Goddess was Enticed out of her Cave.

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

1. Kaname holding down the great Earthquake
Fish, _Stamp on cover_.

2. How the Sun-goddess was enticed
out of her Cave, _Frontispiece_.

3. The Star-lovers Meeting on the
Bridge of Birds, Faces page 6.

4. The Egg, Wasp and Mortar attack
the Monkey, " " 54.

5. The Oni submitting to Peach Prince " " 70.

6. The Monkeys in Grief, " " 150.

7. Yorimasa and the Night-beast, " " 176.

8. The Fish Stall in Tokio, " " 204.

9. A Jingle for a Sniff, " " 206.

10. The Ascent of the Dragon's Gate, " " 234.

11. The Sorceress Melting the Bell, " " 262.

12. The Dragon King's Gift of the
Tide Jewels, " " 288.

THE MEETING OF THE STAR-LOVERS.

One of the greatest days in the calendar of old Japan was the seventh of
July;