ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -A popular Japanese folk tale in which a crane pays back an obligation by becoming human is retold with an unusual ending and with haiku-sprinkled prose.

Detailed explanation-2: -Now that Youhei knew her secret, her magic was broken, and she flew away. This story of the crane wife is an old Japanese fairy tale, but sometimes truth is stranger than fiction.

Detailed explanation-3: -An ancient Japanese legend promises that anyone who folds a thousand origami cranes will be granted a wish by a crane. After World War II, the crane came to symbolize peace and the innocent victims of war through the story of schoolgirl Sadako Sasaki and her thousand origami cranes.

Detailed explanation-4: -“The Crane Wife” is an old Japanese folktale. Its most common version tells the story of a poor sail maker who one day finds a wounded crane and nurses it back to health. After he releases the crane, a beautiful woman appears on his doorstep. He falls in love with her and they marry.

Detailed explanation-5: -She weaves a beautiful cloth for the boy and his father to help them make money. But then greed overtakes the father and he demands more and more. The book is illustrated with breathtaking paintings and has great themes of kindness, friendship, and greed.