Mythology, folklore, and sacred legends

Battle of the Monkey & the Crab

by Anonymous, Eitaku (Illustrator) & David Thompson (Translator)

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Language: English

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"Battle of the Monkey & the Crab" by Anonymous is a Japanese folktale published in English translation in 1885. When a cunning monkey tricks a crab out of her rice ball and later kills her in a dispute over persimmon fruit, the crab's offspring plot an elaborate revenge. With help from unusual allies—a chestnut, bee, cow dung, and mortar—they devise a deadly trap at the monkey's home. Retributive justice drives this dark tale of betrayal and vengeance. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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