MISC@1 folklore is often divided into several categories : `` mukashibanashi , '' tales of long ago ; `` namidabanashi '' , sad stories ; `` obakebanashi '' , ghost stories ; `` ongaeshibanashi '' , stories of repaying kindness ; `` tonchibanashi '' , witty stories ; `` waraibanashi '' , funny stories ; and `` yokubaribanashi '' , stories of greed .

MISC@1 folklore is often divided into several categories : `` mukashibanashi , '' tales of long-ago ; `` namidabanashi '' , sad stories ; `` obakebanashi '' , ghost stories ; `` ongaeshibanashi '' , stories of kindness ; `` tonchibanashi '' , witty stories ; `` waraibanashi '' , funny stories ; and `` yokubaribanashi '' , stories of greed .
