The Case of the Marble Monster

by I.G. Edmonds · 2000

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Ooka is a legendary judge that tries cases with fairness in ancient Japan. These stories are filled with imaginative and moral solutions to each case. In one case, he is called to decide what should be done with a man caught stealing a smell. The stories are creative, the solutions inventive, and the judgements are fair.

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mysterymysteryMore like thisLess of thishistorical fictionhistorical fictionMore like thisLess of this
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JapanJapanMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrens
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short storiesshort storiesMore like thisLess of this

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