The Farmer and the Badger

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 Farmer and The Badger is a Japanese fairy tale, collected and translated by Yei Theodora Ozaki. It tell the story of a farmer, who lived in the mountains and was neighboured by a nasty badger. The beast caused a lot of trouble to the old man, but was smart and patient enough to catch it. But what he would do to his captive? Read and find out!