I recall a book that I would read frequently as a child because I loved the beautiful, colorful illustrations. The book was an anthology of several Japanese fables, one of which was the story of a down-on-his-luck samurai who had a heart of gold and saved a bee from a spider's web.
The bee expressed his gratitude and came back to help the samurai when his clan was going to be overrun by invaders. That is the only story that I can recall from the book, although I remember illustrations of horses being in it too.
Can you please help me figure out which book I am thinking about?


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