Once the world was created, it became property of a fairy. Before the fairy died, he divided the world into three to give to his children. He gave his daughter Ama the sun, his eldest boy Susano the sea, and his second son the Moon. Moon-boy was always happy and never misbehaved, but Susano was angry that all he had was a cold wet sea. Feeling jealous, he went to the room in the sun where Ama and her maidens were weaving, and caused great damage and terror to them, frightening them to death. Ama ran far away, hiding in a dark cave up in the mountains. Her absence caused the world to go dark, as she ruled the sun. Other fairies tried many plans to get her to come out, but none would work. Finally, they remembered that Ama was very curious and loved to see what was going on, and they decided to dance outside her cave. Hearing the joyful noises, Ama peeked outside, and the fairies cried out to her that she must look at the fairy more beautiful than her as they put a mirror towards her. She came out to see, and the fairies quickly closed the cave off so nobody would never go in again. Ama resolved to stop sulking and return to the sky to shine upon the world, so long as Susano would be punished and sent away. Susano was beaten and exiled. As he roamed the earth, he saw a family crying at a river. He asked what was wrong, and the father cried as he explained he used to have eight daughters, but every year a huge Eight-Headed Serpent comes from the marsh and eats them. Only one daughter remained, and today she would be eaten if nothing was done. Susano assured them as a fairy he would save her. He instructed them to brew beer, make a fence with eight gates, place the vats of beer at each gate, and wait. The Serpent emerged, and smelling the beer with all eight noses he glided down, placing a head in each vat. He drank so long, becoming tipsy and falling fast asleep. Susano quickly jumped out of hiding and began cutting him up. Strangely, when he got to the tail the blade of his sword snapped. He examined the tail of the dead Serpent, and saw that inside the tail was another sword set with precious stones. He took the beautiful sword, married the daughter, and they all lived together happily. The sword was passed down each generation, and now it is owned by the Emperor of Japan.

This printing has a back catalog containing volumes 1 through 23.