"The Yellow Jar" centers around a simple fisherman and a beautiful maiden he takes as his wife, after finding her in a magic jar. She is abducted by a demon warrior considerably more powerful than the simple fisherman. But the fisherman's resolve, even after many unsuccessful attempts to rescue her, does not flinch. In "Two Chrysanthemum Maidens", a monk is faced with two rather strange wild flowers in his carefully tended garden. They are wild and have planted themselves there at will. The gardener mistakes them for weeds, but earns his lesson in the end.

Two tales from Japanese tradition.

The yellow jar --Two chrysanthemum maidens.