Chapter XXXI

The Tide Jewels (in table of contents) has been changed
to THE JEWELS OF THE EBBING AND THE FLOWING TIDE. (as it
appears in chapter heading).

between XXV and XXVI

THE WATERFALL OF YORO, OR THE FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH. - has
been added to table of contents. This chapter appears in
the book, but was not listed in the table of contents.

The following typographical, spelling and grammatical errors have been identified and corrected as detailed below.

Preface - changed "tattoed" to "tattooed"
in
Some of these stories I first read on the [tattoed] limbs
and bodies of the native foot-runners,

page 7 - changed "staid" to "stayed"
in
The lover-husband [staid] on his side of the river, and
the wife came to him on the magpie bridge, save on the
sad occasion when it rained.

page 18 - changed "phoilosophy" to "philosophy"
in
Then he said to himself: "Old Totsu San (my father) is a
fool, with all his [phoilosophy]."

page 29 - changed "dragoon" to "dragon"
in
Their tomb was carved in the form of a white [dragoon],
which to this day, in spite of mosses and lichens, may
still be seen among the ancient monuments of the little
hamlet.

page 31 - changed "sarely" to "sorely"
in
The sorrowful old man grieved [sarely] for his pet, and
after looking in every place and calling it by name, gave
it up as lost.

page 59 - changed "shinning" to "shining"
in
with Fuji yama and cranes flying in the air, and a
crimson sun [shinning] through the bamboo,

page 61 - changed "masters'" to "master's"
in
It danced a jig on the tight rope, and walked the slack
rope, holding a fan, or an umbrella in his paw, stood on
his head, and finally at a flourish of his [masters'] fan
became a cold and rusty tea-kettle again.

page 100 - changed "way" to "away"
in
For a moment the dense volume of sound filled the ears of
all like a storm, but as the vibrations died [way], the
bell whined out

page 136 - changed "faught" to "fought"
in
On one occasion, after a hard [faught] battle, Jiraiya
fled and took refuge in a monastery, with a few trusty
vassals, to rest a short time

page 160 - changed "crysanthemums" to "chrysanthemums"
in
or blossom out like [crysanthemums]

page 162 - changed "accompainment" to "accompaniment"
in
It sounds as if a band with many instruments was playing
to the [accompainment] of a large choir of voices."

page 170 - changed "maccaroni" to "macaroni"
in
The solids were thunder-cakes, egg-cracknels, boiled
rice, daikon radishes and [maccaroni]

page 174 - changed "midado's" to "mikado's"
in
the beast with swaying head crept along the great roof to
the place on the eaves directly under the [midado's]
sleeping-room.

page 175 - changed "markmanship" to "marksmanship"
in
All congratulated Yorimasa on his valor and
[markmanship].

page 206 - changed "ells" to "eels"
in
Eating his boiled rice, and snuffing in the odors of the
broiled [ells], as they were wafted in, he enjoyed with
his nose, what he would not pay for to put in his mouth.

page 207 - changed "ells" to "eels"
in
"Why yes, I have paid you. You have charged me for the
smell of your [ells], and I have paid you with the sound
of my money."

page 212 - changed "suprise" to "surprise"
in
Greater still was the [suprise] of the Suruga people.

page 224 - changed "neans" to "means"
in
Now Kanamé [neans] the rivet in a fan, that holds all the
sticks together, and they gave the name "rivet-rock,"
because it is the rivet that binds the earth together.

page 227 - changed "dilligent" to "diligent"
in
Only a few years ago there was a gentleman in Fukui,
Japan, who had a son, a bright lad of twelve, who was
very [dilligent] at school and had made astonishing
progress in his studies.

page 238 - changed "vessals" to "vassals"
in
These were all retainers or friendly [vessals] of Lord
Long-legs.

page 247 - changed "crysanthemum" to "chrysanthemum"
in
Other bearers followed, keeping step and carrying the
regalia, consisting of [crysanthemum] stalks and
blossoms.

page 264 - changed "attendent" to "attendant"
in
She was one of the fifteen glistening virgins that wait
[attendent] upon the moon in her chambers in the sky.

page 272 - changed "villiagers" to "villagers"
in
So he prevailed upon the simple [villiagers] to build a
railing of stone around the now sacred pine.

page 275 - changed "darling" to "daring"
in
She, now having the power, resolved to carry out her
[darling] plan of invading Corea.

page 280 - changed "engulphed" to "engulfed"
to
In a snap of the finger, the ocean rolled up into a wave
many tens of feet high and [engulphed] the Corean army,
drowning them almost to a man

page 302 - changed "too" to "to"
in
All being ready, the Strong-handed god who was [too] pull
the sun-goddess out of the cave, as soon as overcome by
her curiosity she should peep forth, hid himself beside
the stone door of the cave.

page 304 - changed "carpentery" to "carpentry"
in
For by their necessity the gods were compelled to invent
the arts of metal-working, weaving, [carpentery],
jeweling and many other useful appliances for the human
race.

End of Project Gutenberg's Japanese Fairy World, by William Elliot Griffis