The Story of Prince Yamato Take

The Story of Prince Yamato Take

Yei Theodora Ozaki (1871 – 1932) was an early 20th-century translator of Japanese short stories and fairy tales. She was the daughter of Baron Ozaki, one of the first Japanese men to study in the West. Her parents separated after five years of marriage, and Yei was sent to live in Japan with her father. Later she refused an arranged marriage, left her father's house, and became a teacher and secretary to earn money. She traveled back and forth between Japan and Europe, as her employment and family duties took her.
The Story of Prince Yamato Take is a Japanese fairy tale, collected and translated by Yei Theodora Ozaki. Son of the emperor Keiko, Yamato was fair, strong and wise. But his reign was stained by a gang of outlaws. And now, as the leader of his nation, Yamato must bring peace to his lands.