were an old man and an old
woman. The old couple did not
have any children. They were
sad because they wanted
children. They were very good
people.
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A long, long time ago there were an old man and an old woman. The old couple did not have any children. They were sad because they wanted children. They were very good people. |
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One day the old man went to the mountain, and the old woman went to the river to wash shirts. While she was washing a shirt, she saw a big, big peach in the river. |
| The old woman took the peach and went home to show to the old man. The old woman cut the peach. There was a baby inside the peach. The old couple was very surprised and very happy. |
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They gave a name to the baby. The name was Momotaro. Momotaro means 'baby from a peach'.
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Momotaro ate a lot and Momotaro grew big. Momotaro heard that there were monsters that took a lot things from people. |
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So Momotaro thought, "I need to fight with the monsters like a samurai." And Momotaro went to the monsters' island.
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On the way to the monsters' island he found a bird and a dog and a monkey. He gave food to them and they said, "We can go with you!" |
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They went to the
island. They found a lot of monsters. Momotaro fought with the monsters and the dog bit them, the monkey scratched them and the bird pecked them and the monsters lost the fight and gave back the things they stole from the people. |
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The king of the people was very happy. The king said, "The princess can be your wife." Momotaro went back to his home with his wife and he lived happily ever after. |
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