Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Foreword: The Piercing Truths of a Blind Storyteller ix
4. Acknowledgments xiii
5. Introduction xv
6. Part I. Japanese Tales (1915–1921)
7. 1. The Tale of the Paper Lantern 3
8. 2. The Sad Little Fish 8
9. 3. The Scholar’s Head 19
10. 4. By a Pond 27
11. 5. An Eagle’s Heart 34
12. 6. Little Pine 46
13. 7. A Spring Night’s Dream 56
14. 8. The Martyr 74
15. 9. The Death of the Canary 83
16. 10. The Mad Cat 96
17. 11. For the Sake of Mankind 103
18. 12. Two Little Deaths 120
19. 13. The Narrow Cage 127
20. Part II. Chinese Tales (1921–1923)
21. 14. From “Tales of a Withered Leaf ” 147
22. 15. The Tragedy of the Chick 167
23. 16. Father Time 171
24. 17. The Red Flower 179
25. Appendix 203
26. Bibliography 249