Best version:
Williston. Japanese fairy tales. 1st series.
The straw, the coal and the bean.
Best version:
Grimm. Fairy tales; tr. by Lucas.
[5] For source, see page number preceding title in index.
Other versions:
Bailey and Lewis. For the children's hour.
(Why the bean wears a stripe.)
Blaisdell. Child life in many lands.
Strong. All the year round; Spring.