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THE DREAM-WORLD. 53
on it, and in his right hand a dumpling for feeding
his pet pheasant and dog, as he marched with his
little army to Giant's Island to capture the ogre's
stores of gold and jewels.
" " Oh, I know him ! cried Kozo, clapping his
hands. " That is Momotaro, the peach-prince."
Next came out a creature that nearly frightened
Kozo. Raiko, a brave knight of the Mikado, was
standing near the outer gate
of the palace keeping
watch against the imps of the air. When nearly
asleep with weariness, a horned demon with fearful
tusks climbed down the gate-post and caught hold of
the sentinel. He was about to whisk off to the
clouds with his prey, when Raiko swept a circle
with his sword and cut off the demon's arm, which
fell through the air to the ground.
" "
Ha ! ha !
laughed Kozo, nearly loud enough to
wake up ; while the frog, the snail, and the serpent
in the story of "Young Thunder and the Magic
Frog" appeared on the scene.
Then the rain began to fall while the sun was
shining, a sure sign that the foxes were getting
married. Sure enough, the long wedding procession
of young and old Reynards moved across the screen
in the shower, while the three little elves that dance
in the rice-fields came out to look at the sight and
amuse the wedding guests. On the farmer's ropelines
and rattles, stretched over the rice-fields to
keep off the crows, the trio began a hop that lasted
till the company filed past and the rain was over.
Then the long-legged man with little arms laughed,