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Hoichi

By David Somerset

Narrated by Dick Weir

Suitable for Kids

Hoichi, who is blind, has a job at the temple as a storyteller and musician. Based on the Japanese folk tale of Hoichi the Earless.

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    Hoichi, who is blind, has a job at the temple as a storyteller and musician.
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