MOMOTARO

A long time ago, in a small village in Japan, there lived an elderly childless couple.
One day, while the old woman was washing clothes, a giant peach floated down the river.
She took the peach home. The old woman showed the peach to her husband and placed it
against the wall. Suddenly, the peach started to moving. They were surprise to see a baby
coming out of the peach.

They decided to name him Momotaro, which meant Peach Boy. Momotaro grew up
to be a very strong and brave boy.

One evening, an evil ogre stole the villagers’ belongings and destroyed most houses in
the village. Nobody dared to stop the ogre. After it left, Momotaro asked for permission
from his parents to fight the ogre. Momotaro’s mother was worried for him, but she knew
she had to let him go. For the long journey, she prepared him dango to give strength.

Momotaro made his way towards the ogre’s island with his dango. He was
determined to defeat the ogre. On the way, Momotaro met a dog, a monkey, and a pheasant.
They told him that they wanted to help him fight the ogre. So Momotaro gave them a dango
each.

They got on a boat and sailed towards the island. When they landed, Momotaro and
his friends saw the ogre sleeping. They fought the ogre.