About this episode

A young man with super strength competes in a wrestling competition in Japan.

In this tall tale from Japan, we meet a young man who has super strength. But is he strong enough to beat all other competitors at the great wrestling competition? Listen to storyteller Debbie Guneratne tell this delightful story, and find out if the young man can win the competition and claim the prize of ‘as much gold as he can carry’? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Debbie Guneratne

Topics covered

• tall tale
• super strength
• wrestling competition
• Japanese folklore
• competition
• prize

Keywords

• tall tale
• super strength
• wrestling
• Japan
• competition
• gold
• storytelling

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Places: Japan

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