The Samurai's Tale
Taro will become a samurai and redeem the family legacy that has been stolen from him. A classic tale of adventure.



When the powerful Lord Takeda's soldiers sweep across the countryside, killing and plundering, they spare the boy Taro's life and take him along with them.



Taro becomes a servant in the household of the noble Lord Akiyama, where he meets Togan, a cook, who teaches Taro and makes his new life bearable.



But when Togan is murdered, Taro's life takes a new direction: He will become a samurai, and redeem the family legacy that has been stolen from him.



"The Samurai's Tale, poetic yet unflinching, is excellent." -Boston Herald
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The Samurai's Tale
Taro will become a samurai and redeem the family legacy that has been stolen from him. A classic tale of adventure.



When the powerful Lord Takeda's soldiers sweep across the countryside, killing and plundering, they spare the boy Taro's life and take him along with them.



Taro becomes a servant in the household of the noble Lord Akiyama, where he meets Togan, a cook, who teaches Taro and makes his new life bearable.



But when Togan is murdered, Taro's life takes a new direction: He will become a samurai, and redeem the family legacy that has been stolen from him.



"The Samurai's Tale, poetic yet unflinching, is excellent." -Boston Herald
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The Samurai's Tale

The Samurai's Tale

by Erik Christian Haugaard

Narrated by David Shih

Unabridged

The Samurai's Tale

The Samurai's Tale

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Overview

Taro will become a samurai and redeem the family legacy that has been stolen from him. A classic tale of adventure.



When the powerful Lord Takeda's soldiers sweep across the countryside, killing and plundering, they spare the boy Taro's life and take him along with them.



Taro becomes a servant in the household of the noble Lord Akiyama, where he meets Togan, a cook, who teaches Taro and makes his new life bearable.



But when Togan is murdered, Taro's life takes a new direction: He will become a samurai, and redeem the family legacy that has been stolen from him.



"The Samurai's Tale, poetic yet unflinching, is excellent." -Boston Herald

Product Details

BN ID: 2940194535699
Publisher: Tantor Audio
Publication date: 10/07/2025
Edition description: Unabridged
Age Range: 8 - 11 Years

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"I shall begin my tale on that day when I lost not only my father, but my mother and my two older brothers as well . . . In the morning of that day my name had been Murakami; I was a bushi, a knight’s son whom every woman in the village would fondle and spoil. Before the sun set I had been given the name Taro, a servant’s name, and I was of no more importance than that name implied."

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