The Mouse's Wedding


Title

The Mouse's Wedding

Alternative Title

Nezumi no Yomeiri

Identifier

Japanese fairy tale series, no. 6

Date

Date Copyrighted

1885 - 09 - 18

Date Available

1888 - 08 - 01

Description

"A wealthy mouse named Kanemochi picked Hatsuka, daughter of a relative, to be the bride of Fukutaro, his only son. He had a go - between arrange a formal meeting between the two with a view to marriage. The meeting went well, and the two then confirmed their marriage promise by sending each other gifts. The bridegroom - to - be sent the bride - to - be a belt, silk cotton, and dried bonito, etc., and she in turn sent him a linen kami - shimo, dried bonito, dried cuttle - fish, and others. Once the bride's dress had been sewn and the necessary items had been procured, Hatsuka's parents instructed their daughter in what a wife must know, and Kanemochi made arrangements to welcome her into their home. An entourage from the groom's family came to get the bride, who was then carried on a palanquin with a long train of her own people to her new home. The two exchanged nuptial cups in the "three times three", and the wedding ceremony ended with a visit by the newlyweds and the parents of the groom to the home of the bride. And they all lived happily ever after." (Kyoto University of Foreign Studies, https://www.kufs.ac.jp/toshokan/chirimenbon/b_06.html)
1888 reprint

Language

English

Source

Held by Monash University Library's Rare Books Collection Find this item in the Library catalogue.

Type

Medium

Extent

21 pages, colour illustrations.

Rights

Out of copyright

Download File(s)

https://repository.monash.edu/files/upload/Rare-Books/Japanese-Fairy-Tales/rb_jp_ft-006.pdf

Citation

Thompson, David, 1835 - 1915, “The Mouse's Wedding,” Monash Collections Online, accessed June 1, 2023, https://repository.erc.monash.edu/items/show/67092.

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