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    Issun-boshi, a boy no larger than a fingertip, told his parents he wanted to seek his fortune in the city. They gave him a needle, rice bowl, and chopstick. He paddled his rice bowl down the river to the city. At a lord's mansion, he asked to be a servant and was given the job. One day while out with the princess, they were attacked by two ogres who ate Issun-boshi. He stabbed the first ogre with his needle and was spit out. He then stabbed the second ogre's eyes, and they fled, dropping a magic hammer. The princess used the hammer to grant Issun-boshi his wish to be full-

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    Issun-boshi, a boy no larger than a fingertip, told his parents he wanted to seek his fortune in the city. They gave him a needle, rice bowl, and chopstick. He paddled his rice bowl down the river to the city. At a lord's mansion, he asked to be a servant and was given the job. One day while out with the princess, they were attacked by two ogres who ate Issun-boshi. He stabbed the first ogre with his needle and was spit out. He then stabbed the second ogre's eyes, and they fled, dropping a magic hammer. The princess used the hammer to grant Issun-boshi his wish to be full-

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    Issun Boshi English

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    Issun-boshi, a boy no larger than a fingertip, told his parents he wanted to seek his fortune in the city. They gave him a needle, rice bowl, and chopstick. He paddled his rice bowl down the river to the city. At a lord's mansion, he asked to be a servant and was given the job. One day while out with the princess, they were attacked by two ogres who ate Issun-boshi. He stabbed the first ogre with his needle and was spit out. He then stabbed the second ogre's eyes, and they fled, dropping a magic hammer. The princess used the hammer to grant Issun-boshi his wish to be full-

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    One day, Issunboshi told his dad and mum that he wanted to
    seekhisfortuneinthecity.Hisparentsgavehimaneedle,arice
    bowlandachopstick.
    (CHANGINGTONEXTCARDSLOWLY,SHOWINGTHENEEDLE,THE
    BOWLANDTHECHOPSTICK)

    Issunboshiwalkedalonguntilhecameuponariver.There,heset
    hisriceboatinthewaterandpaddleduntilhereachedthecity.
    (CHANGINGTONEXTCARD)

    Issunboshiwalkedandwalkenuntilhefoundalord'smansion.
    ISSUNBOSHI:(Childsvoice,butstrong)
    Iwanttobeyourservant,Lord.
    Nobodyheardhim,sohegotontothelord'sgettaandrepeated:
    ISSUNBOSHI:
    Iwanttobeyourservant.
    (CHANGINGTONEXTCARD)

    Issunboshimadealotoffriends.OnedaythePrincesstookIssun
    boshitothetemple.
    Suddenly,twoogresjumpedintotheroad.Oneoftheogresate
    Issunboshiinonegulp.
    (CHANGINGTONEXTCARD)

    Then, Issunboshi took out the needle their parents gave to him
    andstabbedtheogre'sstomachwithit.
    Theogrewasinpain,sohethrewIssunboshiout
    (CHANGINGTONEXTCARD)

    Issunboshijumpedtotheotherogre'sfaceandstabbedhiseyes
    withtheneedle.
    Thetwoogresrunawaycryinginpain.
    OGRES:(Cryinginpain)
    Aaaaaaahh!!!!
    Whilerunning,oneofthedroppedhismagichammer.
    (CHANGINGTONEXTCARD)

    Theprincesspickedupthehammer.
    PRINCESS:
    Youcanaskforanythingyouwant.
    ISSUNBOSHI:
    Idon'twantmoney,Idon'twantrice,Ijustwanttobefullsize.
    (Noiseofgrowing):Growwww,growwwww.
    (CHANGINGTONEXTCARD)

    Inafewminutes,Issunboshigrewandgrewandgrew...becoming
    ahandsomewarrior.
    The Princess fell in love with him. Soon after, they got married
    andlivedhappilyeverafter.

    Adaptacinde:Alumnosde5delC.P.SanJuandelaCadena
    Curso:20062007.Profesora:LucaLapoza

    ISSUNBOSHI*
    1

    Once upon the time, an old couple went to the temple and
    prayed:
    MANANDWOMAN:
    Please,Lord,letushaveachild,nomatterhowsmall.
    Andasonwasborn.Hewasnolargerthanafingertip.Hebecame
    knownasIssunboshi,thatmeans3centimetres.
    (CHANGINGTONEXTCARD)
    *http://webjapan.org/kidsweb/folk/

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