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Momotaro is a famous Japanese folk story ~

Momotaro Denso

Once upon a time, there lived an old couple in a remote village. Although life is not rich, it is quiet to live a frugal life. One day, the old man wanted to collect some firewood on the mountain, so he left home early in the morning.

After the old woman watched the old man leave, she packed the dishes and chopsticks, packed a big tub of clothes and went to the river to wash clothes.

"Today's weather is really sunny. The old woman was very happy and soon came to the river.

Just as my wife was trying to wash clothes, she inadvertently looked up and saw something floating in the upper reaches of the river. When she looked carefully, it turned out to be a big peach that she had never seen before, and it was slowly drifting towards her.

"ah! This is really an amazing thing. " The old woman has lived for so many years and has never seen such a big peach! It's like the moon in the sky accidentally fell.

The old lady really opened her eyes.

"ah! Big peach! Come here! " The old woman shouted. This peach seems to really hear the old woman's cry, and it floats in this direction.

"What an incredible thing!" The old woman went down the river to pick peaches. This big peach is really heavy! The old woman had a hard time carrying the peaches ashore. But by this time, the old woman was panting like an ox. She put the big peach on the wooden basin and trudged home.

The old woman worked hard and finally came home. At dusk, the old man came back from the mountains, carrying a lot of firewood and shouting happily:

"wife! I'm back! Is there anything delicious at home? I am so hungry! " At this time, the old man seems to have discovered the new continent:

"ouch! What strange thing is this? Scared me. It turned out to be a big peach! So big, it looks delicious. " The old man said.

Seeing the old man's greedy face, the old woman took out a kitchen knife and cut the peach. But when she cut the peach, she heard "Wow! Wow! " I cried. It turned out that a healthy and lovely male treasure burst out among peaches and was crying loudly.

What a strange thing! Such a lovely baby is hidden in this peach! The old woman quickly took the baby out and shook it happily because they had been looking forward to having a child.

Therefore, the old couple are very happy to have this baby unexpectedly.

"Could it be that God pitied us for not having children and specially gave it to us?" The old man said with gratitude in his heart. So they knelt on the ground and thanked the gods for their blessing.

At this time, the old man wants to give the baby a good name. He thought and thought, thought and thought. Finally a brainwave; Because the child jumped out of a peach, it was named "Momotaro".

The old man and the old woman had children in their later years and took good care of Momotaro. I dare not be careless. Momotaro is a clever and lively child. He is healthy and lovely under the careful care of the old couple.

The old woman often cooks dumplings for Momotaro. Momotaro ate the delicious dumplings cooked by the old woman, and grew taller every day. A few days later, he became a strong teenager. The old man and the old woman are really happy and loving.

One day, an old uncle from the port came to chat at home. Chatting and chatting, I actually talked about an incident that happened in recent days. The old man told Momotaro:

"These days, a very bad monster came to the other side of the island. This monster likes to bully people on the island. It destroyed people's houses and took people's things. Everyone hated and feared this guy. Momotaro was very angry after hearing this, and scolded, "This monster is really a villain! 」

Momotaro made a decision. He announced to everyone: "I decided to get rid of this big bad guy!" " "The old couple listened to Momotaro. Although they are glad that he is so ambitious at a young age, they are also worried. They made some dumplings to give their beloved children more strength to eat. The old man told Momotaro, "Good boy, if you take these dumplings, you will increase your strength and defeat the monster as soon as possible." Momotaro said goodbye to the old couple and went out.

Momotaro was walking quietly when he met a little dog running towards Momotaro. It asked Momotaro:

"Momotaro! Momotaro! Can I have a dumpling? I am really hungry. 」

Momotaro thought about it and gave the delicious dumplings made by the old woman to the little white dog. The puppy was very happy when he got the dumplings. In order to repay Momotaro, he decided to follow him to fight monsters and be a loyal servant.

Momotaro and the little white dog walked on when they met a little monkey on the rugged mountain road. The little monkey said to Momotaro:

"Good Momotaro! Can you give me my favorite dumplings? I will be grateful to you. " Momotaro took out a glutinous rice balls without hesitation and gave it to the hungry little monkey. After eating the glutinous rice balls, the little monkey was full of energy and was willing to be Momotaro's servant and go on the road together.

Momotaro took a little white dog and a little monkey. They walked, and this time they met a pheasant. The pheasant flew by and asked like a little white dog and monkey:

"Momotaro! Please give me my favorite dumplings! I would appreciate it. 」

So Momotaro gave the pheasant a thick dumpling. After eating the dumplings, the pheasant asked them the purpose of their trip, and Momotaro told it the details. So the pheasant is willing to be a servant and go on the road together.

Momotaro took the little white dog, the little monkey and the pheasant for a long time, and finally they came to the seaside. Looking from here, they saw the devil's island on the other side, so they were ready to cross the sea.

"Uncle fisherman, can you lend us your boat? We will cross the sea to attack the hateful monsters and destroy pests for people! " Momotaro finally found a fishing boat and begged the fisherman. After hearing these words from Momotaro, the fisherman praised him very much and lent his fishing boat to Momotaro.

So they raised their sails, worked hard with one heart and one mind, paddled against the wind and sailed for Devil's Island. Row, row! Finally arrived at Devil's Island. When they landed, they hid the fishing boat.

This is a treacherous island. As soon as I set foot on land, I felt a terrible atmosphere. But Momotaro told his friends that no matter how difficult it was, they should go forward bravely, so they walked to the castle where the monster lived.

The castle where the monster lives has an iron gate, which looks very strong. The iron gate is closed, no matter how hard they push and knock, they just can't open the door.

"Wait a minute, I have a good idea." The little monkey came up with an idea. It turns out that monkeys are agile. He grabbed the pheasant first, then jumped into the city wall and quickly walked into the city. The little monkey found the gate, but there was no guard at this time, so he opened the gate smoothly and let his companions in.

"Rush! Go! " Momotaro and his companions soon went in. They shouted bravely and rushed to the place where the monster lived. At this time, like monsters, they were awakened by their cries.

"Damn Momotaro! Don't be too arrogant! The leader of the monster shouted angrily, "kill them all for me!" Don't leave any! " The monster leader picked up a stick and chased him in disgust. Momotaro is not afraid at all.

Momotaro unhurriedly took out a glutinous rice balls and swallowed it calmly.

"Smelly monster! What's your name? I swallowed the world's first dumpling, and my strength increased by a hundredfold! Who's afraid of who! Come on! Come on! " Momotaro bravely confronted the monster leader.

The monster was subdued by Momotaro without any effort. Momotaro caught the monster and hit him like rain with his fist. The monster was killed by him.

I had to shout, "Alas! Ouch! It hurts! 」

Little white dog "woof! Woof! Woof! " I cried. It bit the monster's foot hard. The little monkey also stretched out his claws to catch the monster's face. At this time, the pheasant also pecked the monster's eyes with its sharp mouth. These monsters were beaten to pieces by them and begged for mercy.

"ouch! Ouch! Oh, my God! I can't stand it! Help! Give me a break! " These monsters were defeated by the bravery of Momotaro and his friends. They were all beaten and fled, begging for mercy on their knees.

The monsters fell to the ground one by one, in a panic. The leader had to hand over his weapon and put up a white flag to surrender.

"Momotaro, please forgive us! We won't fool around any more. 」

"But, you must swear that you will never hurt people again, otherwise I won't forgive you. 」

So the monsters vowed not to do bad things again. The little monsters put their hands on their heads to show their sincerity, and Momotaro forgave them.

"Good good, everybody up! As long as you stop making mistakes, we can become good friends. " Momotaro picked up the weapon sent by the monster and said:

"Give me all the jewels you usually plunder from ordinary people, so that I can return them! 」

"yes! Yes! Everything is as you wish! I'll ask the children to do it right away! " The monster leader ordered his minions to remove all the stolen jewels.

So Momotaro piled these gold and silver jewels on a cart and left Devil's Island happily.

When they returned to the village, the villagers gathered around to welcome the little soldiers. The village chief praised him and said, "Good boy, thanks to you! Thanks a lot! " Momotaro returned the gold and silver jewelry to people. At this time, the county grandfather also heard the news, so he sent someone to give Momotaro a lot of money and wrote a letter to praise him.

However, the kind Momotaro was rewarded by the county grandfather, so he took the money to help the poor villagers. The villagers are very grateful. County grandfather saw this situation, and was very appreciative of Momotaro's behavior.

County grandfather moved to invite Momotaro to the yamen, and said:

"Momotaro! You are such a kind child. I have decided to betroth my daughter to you. What do you mean? " Momotaro was flattered.

"My Lord! I hope to get my parents' consent. 」

So Momotaro went home and asked the old man and the old woman for advice. The old man and the old woman were very happy to hear the good news, and the old couple readily agreed.

Therefore, Momotaro meets the wishes of the villagers.

I married grandpa's daughter. The daughter of the county grandfather is also a good girl, who knows the book well and is filial to her parents. From then on, Momotaro and her daughter lived happily together.

Happy days.

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