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Bunbuku Tea-Kettle - a shape-shifting tanuki, disguised as a tea kettle, performs various tricks and brings fortune to a junk dealer.
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This bundle has popular Japanese short stories that will make your Japanese learning FUN. Every word is defined, grammar points are explained and kanji are explored. You will understand Japanese culture as well while polishing your grammar and learning new vocabulary words.
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✅ Multiple formats (PDF, ePub, MP3s, plus many have Anki flashcard decks)
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WHAT'S INCLUDED?
As with the first Learn Japanese with Stories bundle, this bundle is complete with ten eBooks. While we won't add brand-new books to this bundle, we will add revisions and worksheets for the content.
Purchase the bundle now before the price increase and get future updates for no additional charge!
This is a bundle of eBooks in digital format. Download instantly and begin improving your Japanese reading skills (PDFs), listening abilities (sound files - slow and normal speed), and vocabulary (Anki flashcard decks). Most of the stories have Anki flashcard decks to quickly learn vocabulary (we'll add decks to all books soon). An amazing value!
WHO IS THIS FOR?
Each volume sells on Amazon and elsewhere for $4.99. That's a $44.91 value currently -- but remember, you will get lifetime updates including new eBooks in the series and supplementary material.
THE STORIES:
- Kachi Kachi Yama - A raccoon rascal is taught a lesson
- The Tenjo - A folk story about celestial maidens who come down with feathered robes.
- Princess Uriko - a Cinderella story about a girl born of a melon
- Hikoichi and the Kitsune Story 1 and 2
- Kicchomu and the Falling Star - Can you sweep a star from the sky with a broom? Well, Kicchomu can.
- Kicchomu Selling Crows - Kicchomu finds a somewhat tricky way to sell his unwanted wares
- Hikoichi, Sitting in the Middle of Eight - The lord tests Hikoichi with a difficult problem [Includes free Anki flashcard deck for vocabulary]
- Hikoichi, Fishing for Kappa - What is Hikoichi up to now? Why, he's fishing for a Kappa [Includes free Anki flashcard deck for vocabulary] [Includes free Anki flashcard deck of vocabulary]
- Bowl-wearing Princess - Her mother commanded her to wear a bowl upon her head. It brought her shame and embarrassment, but can it also bring her true love? [Includes free Anki flashcard deck of vocabulary]
- The Wisdom of Oooka Echizen - This story is reminiscent of Solomon the Wise. [Includes free Anki flashcard deck of vocabulary]
- Kicchomu's Mouse Carving - Kicchomu shows his skill exceeds that of a master carver. Well, maybe not skill; more like cunning.
- Kicchomu's Ferryboat - A troublesome samurai gets outsmarted by Kicchomu
- Kicchomu's Big Rock - Kicchomu has a big rock in his field. How does he get rid of it without lifting a finger?
- Kicchomu and the Rice Cake Shop Owner - Someone tricked Kicchomu into selling his horse. Read how he gets it back
- Kicchomu and the Fire - Kicchomu's attempt to heed sage advice during a village crisis yields unexpected and comical results.
- Kicchomu's Horse - His cunning ruse involving a seemingly magical horse leaves the wealthy headman utterly speechless.
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Bunbuku Tea Kettle - a shape-shifting tanuki, disguised as a tea kettle, performs various tricks and brings fortune to a junk dealer. [NEW]
BENEFITS:
- Each story includes two sound files. One read slowly and one read at normal speed
- NEW! Now our eBooks include a QR code so you can scan to instantly hear the sound file streamed to you on demand!
- An easy and fun introduction to Japanese folklore, tales, and stories—these are the classic stories every single Japanese person knows and loves, but few Westerners have even heard about!
- Read the most famous and interesting Japanese tales in real Japanese! Yes, as long as you have learned hiragana, you can read real Japanese today with these fully annotated stories. (Don’t know hiragana yet?! No problem. See our Beri- Beri- Shoshinsha digital bundle here.)
- Every single line and every word are explained and defined.
- Designed specifically for upper beginners to intermediates.
- Build your Japanese vocabulary, understand new grammatical patterns, improve your reading skills, and hone in your listening abilities
- Traditional stories with a running gloss, each with two MP3s recorded by a native Japanese voice actress. Print out the PDFs and drop the MP3s on your phone for on the go studying.
- Anki decks - Most books (will eventually be all) include Anki flashcard decks to help you learn the vocabulary found in the stories. These decks are included free of charge.
- Over the years, thousands of people have enjoyed these stories sold individually for $4.99 or more each. Now, for the first time, you can get them all together for a single low price!
Perfect for the beginner to intermediate student of Japanese.
NOTE:
- Print Versions are Available! (Not included in this digital-only bundle)
- Click here for the print versions - Clay and Yumi's Paperbacks
- If you choose a digital version, you'll instantly get the download links in a minute after purchasing. The print versions also come with the digital files.
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