This is the extended version of the traditional Japanese fairy tale written by Yei Theodora Osaki. It's 45 minutes long and has no introduction and some sounds of nighttime at the creek in the background. For a searchable, tagged index of all the episodes or to make a request, go to https://www.listentosleep.com.If you'd like to support the podcast, please leave a review where you listen or become a patron at https://patreon.com/listentosleep.You can read this story (and other public domain classics) for free at https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/4018.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.