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Issue Details: First known date: 1989... 1989 The General and the Bees : A Japanese Folktale
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Old General Yogodayu lives on an island in the north of Japan. Young General Okureha, who lives nearby on another island, is constantly picking fights with him. When the old general saves a bee from a web, it seems that his luck is about to change for the better.

Affiliation Notes

  • This work is affiliated with the AustLit subset Asian-Australian Children's Literature and Publishing because it is based on a Japanese folktale and has a Japanese setting.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Melbourne, Victoria,: Nelson , 1989 .
      Extent: 22p.
      Description: illus. (b & w)
      ISBN: 0170076156
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    East Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,
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