A kind old man and his greedy wife pay separate visits to the tongue-cut sparrow and receive as gifts just what they deserve.

• ISBN: 9780525671992
• Published: 1987 , Lodestar Books
• Themes: Folktales and Fairytales, Japanese, Storytelling
• Descriptors: Asia, Folklore and Fairy Tales, Japan, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)
• No. of pages: 40