Kamishibai - Kita kaze to Taiyou : Isoppu douwa yori - 38,2 x 26.5 cm.

Kamishibai - Kita kaze to Taiyou: Isoppu douwa yori

One day, the north wind and the sun decided to have a contest of strength.

The winner would be the one who could get the traveller to take off his coat.

First, the north wind blew hard, boo-hoo, boo-hoo!

But the traveller, far from taking off his coat, buttoned it up tightly.

• About Kamishibai •

Kamishibai (紙芝居, “paper theatre”) is an ancient form of storytelling that is very popular in Japan.

It consists of a set of cards, each with a picture on one side and text on the other.

The narrator reads the text related to each of the illustrations while the audience looks at them and listens to the story.

It is an educational and entertaining technique aimed mainly at children.