Master Ben of the Honyara Cave

A collection of short stories: 1. **Nejishiki** (ねじ式, Screw-Style, The Stopcock), Monthly Manga Garo 1968-06 2. **Numa** (沼, The Swamp), Monthly Manga Garo 1966-02 3. **Chico** (チーコ, Chirpy), Monthly Manga Garo 1966-03 4. **Hatsu Take-gari** (初茸がり, Mushroom Hunting), Monthly Manga Garo 1966-04 5. **Sanshouuo** (山椒魚, The Salamander), Monthly Manga Garo 1967-05 6. **Touge no Inu** (峠の犬, The Dog from Prayer Pass), Monthly Manga Garo 1967-08 7. **Uwasa no Bushi** (噂の武士, The Phony Warrior), Monthly Manga Garo 1965-08 8. **Ondol Koya** (オンドル小屋, The Ondol Shack), Monthly Manga Garo 1968-04 9. **Gensenkan Shujin** (ゲンセンカン主人, Master of the Gensenkan Inn), Monthly Manga Garo 1968-07 10. **Chouhachi no Yado** (長八の宿, Chohachi Inn), Monthly Manga Garo 1968-01 11. **Ooba Denki Mekki Kougyou-sho** (大場電気鍍金工業所, Oba's Electroplate Factory), Bessatsu Manga Story 1973-04

A collection of short stories: 1. **Numa** (沼, The Swamp), Monthly Manga Garo 1966-02 2. **Chiiko** (チーコ, Chirpy), Monthly Manga Garo 1966-03 3. **Hatsu Take-gari** (初茸がり, Mushroom Hunting), Monthly Manga Garo 1966-04 4. **Tsuya** (通夜, The Wake), Monthly Manga Garo 1967-03 5. **Sanshouuo** (山椒魚, The Salamander), Monthly Manga Garo 1967-05 6. **Ri-san Ikka** (李さん一家, The Lee Family), Monthly Manga Garo 1967-06 7. **Touge no Inu** (峠の犬, The Dog from Prayer Pass), Monthly Manga Garo 1967-08 8. **Umibe no Jokei** (海辺の叙景, Scenes from the Seaside), Monthly Manga Garo 1967-09 9. **Akai Hana** (紅い花, Red Flowers), Monthly Manga Garo 1967-10 10. **Nishibetamura Satsujin Jiken** (西部田村殺人事件, The Incident at Nishibeta Village), Monthly Manga Garo 1967-12 11. **Chouhachi no Yado** (長八の宿, Chohachi Inn), Monthly Manga Garo 1968-01 12. **Futamata Keikoku** (二岐溪谷, Futamata Gorge), Monthly Manga Garo 1968-02 13. **Ondol Koya** (オンドル小屋, The Ondol Shack), Monthly Manga Garo 1968-04 14. **Honyaradou no Ben-san** (ほんやら洞のべんさん, Mister Ben of the Honyara Cave), Monthly Manga Garo 1968-06 15. **Nejishiki** (ねじ式, Screw-Style, The Stopcock), Monthly Manga Garo 1968-06 16. **Gensenkan Shujin** (ゲンセンカン主人, Master of the Gensenkan Inn), Monthly Manga Garo 1968-07 17. **Mokkiriya no Shoujo** (もっきり屋の少女, The Mokkiriya Tavern Girl), Monthly Manga Garo 1968-08 18. **Kani** (蟹, The Crab), Gendai Comic 1970-01-08 19. **Yanagiya Shujin** (やなぎ屋主人, Master of the Willow Inn), Monthly Manga Garo 1970-02 & 1970-03 20. **Ooba Denki Mekki Kougyou-sho** (大場電気鍍金工業所, Oba's Electroplate Factory), Bessatsu Manga Story 1973-04 *Note: Chapter 19 was originally published in two parts; the total chapter count reflects that.*

A penniless student yearns to buy an expensive book that he can’t afford until a small ill-gotten fortune falls into his lap.

*Note: Published in Monthly Manga Garo No. 31 (March 1967).*

*Note: Published in Monthly Manga Garo No. 34 (June 1967).*

*Note: Published in Monthly Manga Garo No. 37 (September 1967).*

A nameless traveler comes across a young girl running an inn. While showing the traveler where the best fishing hole is, a bratty schoolmate reveals the girl must run the business because her alcoholic father is incapable. At the story’s end, the traveler witnesses an unusual act of kindness from the boy... (Source: Drawn & Quarterly) *Note: Published in Monthly Manga Garo No. 38 (October 1967).*

*Note: Published in Monthly Manga Garo No. 40 (December 1967).*

*Note: Published in Monthly Manga Garo No. 42 (February 1968).*

*Note: Published in Monthly Manga Garo No. 46 (June 1968).*

*Note: Published in Monthly Manga Garo No. 49 (August 1968).*

*Note: Published in Monthly Manga Garo No. 71 (February 1970) and No. 73 (March 1970).*