Weekend Short Story-The Crane Wife

World Literature. Sat, Apr 4th, 2009 at 11:19 am

Themes: Short Stories, The Crane Wife, The Decemberists

Or, Tsuru no Ongaeshi, a classic Japanese fairy tale.

As you read, see if you can find any of the archetypes we’ve been discussing. Also, if you’re familiar with The Decemberists, check out the lyrics for their album The Crane Wife.

Read twice, annotate. We’ll talk about it on Monday.