Dhaan Ke Jalte Khet (The Burning Rice Fields), a famous traditional Japanese folktale rewritten by Sara Cone Bryant is based on a true event that happened in 1854. This story was first published by Greek-Japanese author Patrick Lafcadio Hearn in his book Gleanings in Buddha Fields. Sara Cone Bryant, born in 1873, was an American writer, journalist, activist and an educator, best known for her work in children’s literature. After she rewrote the story, it was published as a picture book.
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