お伽とぎ草ぞう子し

noun

fairy-tale book; illustrated storybook

Refers to a genre of short, illustrated prose narratives from the Muromachi period, often with folkloric or supernatural themes. In modern contexts, it can also refer to any book of fairy tales or children's stories.

See also: 伽草子

• お伽とぎ草ぞう子しには、浦うら島しま太た郎ろうのような話はなしが多おおく収おさめられている。

  Many tales like Urashima Tarō are collected in otogi-zōshi.

• この絵え本ほんは、現げん代だい風ふうにアレンジされたお伽とぎ草ぞう子しです。

  This picture book is a modern adaptation of an otogi-zōshi.