Bamboo Princess

Narrator: A long, long time ago, deep in a bamboo forest there live an
old man and his wife. They earned money by cutting bamboo and
making baskets from it. They worked very hard but were very poor......
And they had No children.

Narrator: One day, the old man went to the bamboo forest as usual.
There he found a shining bamboo!?

Old man: OH...that bamboo is shining!!! How curious! I'll try to cut it!

Narrator: When the old man cut the bamboo, he was really surprised!
He found a lovely little girl inside!?

Old man: OH, How pretty!

Narrator: The old man took her home. He and his wife raised her as
their own daughter. They loved her very much and named her “Kaguya
Hime” - Shining Princess.

Narrator: Ever since Kaguya Hime came to their home, they

experienced many miracles! Every time the old man went to the forest,
he found a shining bamboo with Gold inside. The old man and his wife
became very rich.

Narrator: Day by day,this young girl grew and grew to become a very
beautiful young lady.

Old lady: You are so beautiful! Everyone is talking about you!

Old man: A lot of rich and noble people came to propose ` to you.
Whom are you going to marry??

Kaguya Hime: I don't wish to marry anyone! I'll never marry! I want to
be with you Mom and Dad. I will never leave your side.

Old man: But some people will never give-up. Choose one of them as
your husband.
Narrator: The old man wanted Kaguya Hime to be with them but it was
difficult to ignore all the proposals.

Kaguya Hime: I'll marry the man who brings me the treasure that I
want!

Old man: O.K. I'll tell them what you want.

Narrator: The old man carried this message to the men of courtship.
They went out to find the treasures.

Narrator: One of them made an IMITATION!!

Narrator: One of them sailed a stormy sea!!

Narrator: One of them climbed up high and then fell down to the
ground... But no one could bring the right treasure....Because what
Kaguya Hime ordered didn't exist on this earth. It was impossible to
find it.

Narrator: A few months later, every night whenever she saw the moon.
She began to weep and cry.

Old lady: Are you OK?

Old man: What makes you so sad? What's the matter?

Kaguya Hime: Dad, Mom I'm all right. Please, listen to me. To tell the
truth, I was born on the moon! I must go back during the night of full
moon. Messengers from the moon will come to meet me.

Old man: That's nonsense!!! I can't believe it!!!

Narrator: Full moon will happen soon! The father hired strong soldiers
to guard her. He never wanted her returning to the moon!

Narrator: The night has come! The moon came up over the mountain
and then a gold light flashed! Many soldiers couldn't move because of
the powerful and mysterious light! Everyone fell asleep!!
Kaguya Hime: Father, Mother – Thank You very much! I have to go
now. I will never forget you!

Narrator: Kaguya Hime flew slowly up into the sky. Nothing could stop
her!

Old man/Old lady: Kaguya Hime don't go!

Kaguya Hime: Thank you for everything!

Narrators: Kaguya Hime disappeared and went back to the moon!