[Gutenberg 25021] • Battle of the Monkey & the Crab
![[Gutenberg 25021] • Battle of the Monkey & the Crab](/cover/hOSiwmeyrdvQnq0K/big/[Gutenberg%2025021]%20%e2%80%a2%20Battle%20of%20the%20Monkey%20&%20the%20Crab.jpg)
- Authors
- Anonymous
- Publisher
- Public Domain Books
- Tags
- fairy tales -- japan , folklore -- japan
- Date
- 2009-10-04T00:00:00+00:00
- Size
- 1.25 MB
- Lang
- en
The monkey had picked up a persimmon-seed, and the crab had a piece of toasted rice-cake. The monkey seeing this, and wishing to get something that could be turned to good account at once, said: "Pray, exchange that rice-cake for this persimmon-seed.