TW: Suicide Our first story from the Hausa of Nigeria 'How brothers and sisters first came to quarrel and hate each other' is the disturbing tale of animosity between brothers and their sister.
In 'The Nisse Who Was Given New Trousers' we have our final story from Norway for the week and we're ending on a lighter, more humorous note than Wednesday's tale.
There is so much to unpack in 'The Daughter of the King of The Finns' that I'm not even going to try going into it here. Just sit back and enjoy this Norwegian folktale.
The Brazilian story of 'How the Monkey Escaped Being Eaten' has just the best depiction of children that I've ever read. And, of course, the most amazing monkey ever.
In our final story from Japan 'Watanabé Kills the Great Spider' we get a tale of heroism from the men of Raikō, the hero who adopted Kintarō in Monday's tale.
'The Fox and The Badger' is a Japanese story about deceit and retribution that I'm sure I've told a version of before but I still really, really enjoy this version.
Our first story from Japan this week is the origin of a long running hero. From folklore to anime and video games children have loved 'Kintarō, or the Wild Baby'.