Tell the full story of 'The Happy Mirror', a Japanese folktale.

The main characters typically include the person who discovers the happy mirror, such as a young outcast in the village. Then there are the people around this character who notice the change in them. Also, there might be a villain - like character, someone who mocks or tries to take advantage of the mirror, but ends up being taught a lesson by it.

One folktale is 'The Tortoise and the Hare'. Once a hare, who was very fast, mocked a tortoise for being slow. The tortoise challenged the hare to a race. The overconfident hare took a nap during the race. Meanwhile, the slow but steady tortoise just kept moving forward. In the end, the tortoise won the race. This story teaches us that slow and steady can win the race and not to be overconfident.

You can tell if a story is a folktale by its common themes like morality, heroes, and magical elements. Also, the style of storytelling often has simple language and repetitive patterns.

There are two main characters in this story. One is a man, a kind - hearted but perhaps a bit too curious fellow. He is poor at the start. The other is the crane - wife. She is a magical being, first in the form of a crane that is saved by the man, and then she transforms into a beautiful woman. She has special skills like weaving with her feathers but is bound by certain rules.

The folktale of 'Jack and the Beanstalk' is quite interesting. Jack was a poor boy. One day, he traded his cow for some magic beans. His mother was angry at first. But then, the beans grew into a huge beanstalk that reached the sky. Jack climbed the beanstalk and found a giant's castle up there. He stole some treasures from the giant, including a hen that laid golden eggs and a harp that played by itself. The giant chased Jack down the beanstalk. Jack managed to cut the beanstalk, and the giant fell and died. Jack and his mother became rich with the treasures.

In the Filipino folktale about the Sun and the Moon, there are elements that connect to nature and human emotions. The Sun and the Moon are like characters in a grand drama. There may be a story where they were once close but then drifted apart. The Sun's heat and light are essential for life during the day, and the Moon's light is a guiding presence at night. This folktale might have been passed down through generations to teach about the balance between different forces, such as the strong and the gentle, as represented by the Sun and the Moon respectively.

I'm sorry, I don't have the full text of this Philippine folktale at hand. But generally, Philippine folktales often involve elements of nature, spirits and the relationship between humans and the supernatural. Maybe 'Mother Mountain' is about a mountain that is regarded as a mother figure, protecting the local people or having some kind of special power related to the land and its inhabitants.

The 'The Crane Wife Japanese Folktale Story' is a well - known Japanese folktale. In it, a poor man saves a crane. Later, a woman comes to his home and becomes his wife. She weaves beautiful cloth using her own feathers but asks him not to watch. When he breaks his promise, she leaves him. It's a story about trust, sacrifice and the supernatural.

Well, if the story has repetitive elements or patterns, and if it teaches a lesson or conveys cultural values, it's likely a folktale. Another sign is if it's set in a distant past or a fictional world with no specific historical context.

Another clue is the moral or lesson. Folktales usually have a clear moral or message that's intended to teach or guide. If a story has these elements, it might be a folktale.