6 The Tale, Simply Told 9 The Passage to the New World In which the reader meets the Fair People and learns of their Emigration 19 The Litany, of the Jewels In which the reader discovers the nature of the Fair People’s Treasures 22 The Vanishing In which the fate of the Fair People and their Treasures is revealed 33 The Treasure In which the clues to the Treasures are given in painting and verse
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Japanese text
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English back-translation
Table of Contents — The Fairy Treasure Box PART 1 Prologue The Treasure Hunt The Legend of the Fair People — 9 Setting Sail for the New World — 17 The Mystery of the Buried Jewels — 31 The Vanishing of the Fair People — 37 How to Obtain the Jewels — 59 12 Paintings That Solve the Mystery — 65 12 Verses That Solve the Mystery — 81 PART 2 Descendants of the Fair People The High-End Restaurant Sprite — 107 The Sweat Sprite — 110 The First-Class Obsession Sprite — 112 The West Ghost — 114 The Christian Goodwill Sprite — 116 The Angel’s Scream — 118 The Dud Joke Sprite — 120 The Home Wreckers — 122 The Dust Sprite — 124 The Houseplant Sprite — 126 The Sauce Sprite — 128 The DIY Sprite — 130 The Cheap Candy Sprite — 132 The Backyard Party Sprite — 134 For the Team — 136 The Record Needle Sprite — 138 The Boogie Man — 140 The Television Wave Sprite — 142 The Subconscious Sprite — 184 Elf S. Presley — 144 The Flow of Time — 146 The Press Sprite — 186 The Foul Sewer Sprite — 188 Your Fairy — 229 The Classical Music Sprite — 148 The Autumn Arts Season — 150 The Postal Sprite — 190 Days Gone By — 152 Musical Chairs — 153 The Delinquent Gang — 154 The American Car Sprite — 192 The Workers’ Friend — 194 The Profit Scheme Sprite — 196 The Ritch Doctor — 197 The Gambling Sprite — 156 The Heavy Tax Sprite — 198 The Health Food Sprite — 158 The Credit Card Sprite — 200 The Glory Sprite — 160 The Impulse-Buying Sprite — 202 The Melancholy Sprite — 172 The Night Demon — 214 The Illegal Immigration Sprite — 174 The Cable Sprite — 216 The Jealousy Sprite — 176 The Ambition Sprite — 218 The Left-Wing Dove and Right-Wing Hawk — 178 The Merchant of Death — ? The Computer Sprite — 220 The Patriot Sprite — 222 The Entertainment Reporter Sprite — 180 The Karaoke Sprite — 182 The Architectural Design Sprite — 224 The Small Businessman — ? The Alibi Elf — 170 The Word Sprite — 212 The Poltergeist — 164 The Kinderquardians — 162 The Energy Sprite — 204 The Real Estate Broker Sprite — 206 The Corporate Giants — 209 The Anti-Smoking Sprite — 168 The Supermarket Giant — 210 The Djinn Rummy — 166 PART 3 Commentary and Hints — 233 Staff Introduction — 250 Japanese edition illustrations by Fukuda Noriyoshi