I picked up this little book from the university library; it's less than a hundred pages so I got through it quickly. I love the idea of it - that back in 1938 these old legends were written down in order to keep them from being lost, but I have to admit that the legends weren't the most compelling part of this for me. The book is separated into three parts, and while the first and last sections are these transcribed stories, there's some repetition to them (unavoidable, I expect, in the recording of oral literature). The middle section, however, is a record of the practices of daily life and aspects of traditional culture. It talks about things like fishing customs and how pregnant women are treated and inheritance and the teaching of children... and as much as I like stories, the everyday details of how people live is just as much, if not more interesting.