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Identifier: buddhascrystalot00ozak (find matches)
Title: Buddha's crystal and other fairy stories
Year: 1908 (1900s)
Authors: Ozaki, Yei Theodora Iwaya, Sazanami, 1870-1933
Subjects: Tales -- Japan
Publisher: Tokyo : Kelly & Walsh
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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d and the end likesilver—it cannot be an ordinary broom—it cannot. I haveheard that among the treasures of the Demons Islandbrought to Japan by Momotaro* there is a magic rain-coatand magic hat, and I shouldnt be surprised if this broomproved to be some kind of similar wonder for it looksmysterious. Well I will use it and see how it works. With these words the old man took it home and beganto sweep up the garden with it. He found that his newfound treasure was splendid for the purpose, much betterthan any other broom, he had ever used. As soon asthe old man became tired he sat down in the shade under atree, and pulling out his pipe, lighted up and was sittinghimself down for a nice quiet smoke, but by accident whenhe flung away his match, it fell upon the broom and then awondrous thing happened. The broom, which had hither-to seemed but an ordinary one, suddenly glowed with light * See in the Story of Momotaro or the Ieachling in the Japanese FairyBook, Constable & Co. Loudon.
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-^• ^^- ^ D /S^ THS SEEMING BROOM SPRANG RIGHT UV INTO THE HEAVENS THE FALLEN COMET 109 and threw out a wonderful radiance like a halo and beganto hiss and sparkle and crack just like a fire-cracker. Theunexpected sight almost frightened the old farmer out ofhis wits, and he began to run away from the spot as fastas his trembling limbs could carry him. In the meantime the seeming broom shook itself, throw-ing out a shower of sparks and then sprang right up intothe heavens, leaving a broad trail of fiery light behind tomark its path. For a long while the old man stood rooted to theground with fear; gazing up into the sky open-mouthed inutter amazement at the unexpected thing that had happen-ed to him, but at last he was recalled to his senses by someneighbours who came running out from their little housesnear by to ask what was the matter and what was thereason of his looking so frightened. It was some time before the old man could speakclearly—all he could say in answer to his nei

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