Sh-ko and his eight wicked brothers
By: retold by Ashley Bryan ; illustrations by Fumio Yoshimura
Contributors: Yoshimura, Fumio, ill
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Atheneum
Published: 1988
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 24
ISBN-13: 9780689314469
Subjects: Fairy tales; Juvenile literature; Folklore
Description: In this Japanese folktale, the youngest brother is considered the ugliest, but his kindness wins the princess. When his handsome older brothers set off to woo the beautiful Princess Yakami, ugly Sh-ko must carry their bags, but his luck changes after meeting a rabbit who lost his fur coat.