Forest Spirits

Stories tagged Forest Spirits:

• The Dancing Tengus Aug 17, 2025

  

  High in the misty mountains of ancient Japan, where ancient cedar trees reached toward the clouds and mountain streams sang their eternal songs, there lived a young man named Saburo who was known throughout his village for two very different qualities: his exceptional skill as a dancer, and his overwhelming pride in his own abilities.

  Saburo had been blessed with natural grace and rhythm that made him the finest dancer anyone in the region had ever seen. When he performed at village festivals, crowds would gather from neighboring towns just to watch him move with the fluid elegance of flowing water and the precise timing of a master craftsman. His performances were so captivating that even the elderly folk who had seen countless dancers throughout their long lives would weep with joy at the beauty of his art.