A charming complation of stories

I liked this book. It's gentle and engaging. It's divided into chapters that each represent a stand-alone story following the same formula but applying it to different contexts with differing results. It's not the kind of thing that keeps you up late at night - and that can be an advantage. The endings are happy, and the values represent the Japanese perspective of the high road to a fulfilling life. It's an empathetic and appealing collection of tales and I thoroughly enjoyed it.