
A humble toymaker is rewarded for helping an injured cat in this story that explains the origin of the maneki neko, or lucky cat statues that are popular throughout Japan for spreading good fortune.
Themes & Content
- Genres
- Fiction
- Central Theme Categories
- Folklore
- Content
- Languages & Communication
- Settings
- Asia
- Ethnicity
- Japanese
- Gender Representation
- Boys/Men
- Race / Culture
- Asian/Pacific Islander/Asian American
- Religion
- Buddhist
- Character Prominence
- Dominant Main
- Secondary