num_pages: 40
description: In a fit of anger one day, a peasant wife snips the tongue of her husband's pet sparrow, which flies away. When the old man searches for it to apologize, he is given great treasure. But when his wife decides that she too wants presents, she gets just what she deserves. Full-color illustrations.
language: Japanese
title: The Tongue-Cut Sparrow
titlecomplete: The Tongue-Cut Sparrow (English and Japanese Edition)
genres: Japan
ratings_count: 40
publisher: Dutton Juvenile