Ce qui arriva à monsieur et madame Kintaro

Synopsis of Ce qui arriva à monsieur et madame Kintaro

«Ce qui arriva à monsieur et madame Kintaro» is a Japanese tale by Muriel Bloch, published by Gallimard Jeunesse as a book with CD (26 pages, in French).

It tells the story of monsieur and madame Kintaro, two former pickpockets who are masters of laziness. To live comfortably without tiring themselves, they come up with a great idea that leads them to the fearsome village of beings with a single eye in the middle of their forehead, though things will not go as they expected.

It belongs to the collection «Contes du bout du monde», with illustrations by Aurélia Fronty. 2005 edition in French; includes audio CD.

Aimed at children and at listeners interested in traditional Japanese tales.