The Mujina and Other Japanese Stories is a retelling of 8 folk tales from Japan for secondary students. A merchant meets a mysterious girl on a lonely road. An unhappy woodcutter, the vanquishing of Yofune-Nushi the monster by a samurai's daughter, the consequences of a mysterious visit late in the night by a ghostly soldier and the story of Urashima Taro are part of this tapestry of stories from medieval Japan.