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The Inch-High Samurai

By: Clay Boutwell, Yumi Boutwell
Narrated by: Clay Boutwell, Yumi Boutwell
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Publisher's Summary

For beginning to intermediate students of Japanese.

Listen and learn Japanese with two well-known Japanese folktales: "Inch-high Samurai" and "Kaguya-hime", the Moon Princess.

This audiobook contains two full stories in Japanese (with English explanation - both line-by-line and as a translation).

The first is about a tiny, yet brave samurai who ends up saving a princess and seeing his wish come true. The second story is the famous moon-princess Kaguya, who was found in a bamboo stalk. "Kaguya-hime" is one of the oldest Japanese tales and perhaps the world’s first science-fiction story.

Let's practice listening comprehension. The audiobook presents each story in four ways:

  • Story read slowly
  • Story read line-by-line with each vocabulary word defined in English
  • Story read normal speed
  • English summary

While you do not need to follow along with the text, a PDF should be included with your purchase.

Here’s what you get with each of the stories

  • 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!
  • Listen to the most famous and interesting Japanese tales in real Japanese! Yes, you can understand real Japanese today with these stories. We don't, however, recommend this for true beginners.
  • Every single line and every word are explained and defined audibly.
  • You don't need the written material, but a PDF of the audiobook is included.

Listen while walking the dog, doing dishes, or as you go to sleep in bed.

Build your Japanese vocabulary, understand new grammatical patterns, improve your listening skills, and hone in your pronunciation by shadowing after the speaker.

If you are learning Japanese, listen and learn with "Inch-high Samurai" and "Kaguya-hime". Begin listening now.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2011 Clay and Yumi Boutwell (P)2021 Clay and Yumi Boutwell

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