Momotaro – The

Peach Boy
English Year 5
Textbook page 96 and 97
A long time ago, in a small village in Japan,
there lives 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 moving. They were surprised 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 orge. After it left,
Momotaro asked for permission from his parent 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 him 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 friend
saw the ogre sleeping. The fought the ogre.
THE END