ISSUMBOSHI

ISSUMBOSHI Once upona time there was aold couple who did not have a child. They pray to god every day. One day, they looked a crying ay who looked !ust like a little "nger. Grand father

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: “ Look that, this child must be a gift from god.Thanks to god” : “ We will ill cal calll thi this s ch child ild ‘issu issumb mbos oshi hi “

They raised issumoshi with much care, ut issumoshicouldnot issumoshicouldn ot grow up. His #riend always ullied him ecause issumoshi !ust like a little "nger. But ,issumoshi never #elt sad. One day, !ssumboshi : “ ! will go to the ca"ital to stud# and become a res"ectable "erson. Then ! will come back.” Grand mother : “ We worried about #ou, how can #ou sur$i$e with #our little bod# %%” !ssumboshi m#self “

: “ ont worr# ! can take care of

$t once issumoshi prepared #or his trip, he prepared with the high spirit. $nd issumoshi #arewell to grandparents. !ssumboshi

: ”!am going now “

Grand father "ra# to god”

: “ Take care #our self, dont forget to

$t last issumoshi reached the capital city and he arrived at the place. !ssumboshi )eudal lord !ssumboshi

: “ '(cuse me, “ : “ What% Whos there% “ : “ *ere!am, at #our feet.”

)eudal lord “

: “ +h. *ow small Wh# do #ou to meet me%

!ssumboshi )eudal lord

: “ -lease let me be #our retainer “ : “ ! wonder if #our $er# small bod# can do

an#thing.” !ssumboshi #ou from all harm.”

: “ !ll sta# in #our "ocket and guard

%hen issumoshi said so, a ee came u&&ing. Issumoshi yelled, staing the ee. feudal lord

: “ ra$o  ! em"lo# #ou became the "rincesss man.”

One day the princess went to worship at the kiyomi&u temple. Suddenly, some demons appeared and tried to gra the princess. -rincess

: “ *el" me”

!ssumboshi life.”

: “ ontwor# "rincess, ! will sa$e #our

$nd then issumhoshi success#ully against demons.But one demon, who was le#t ehind. emon

: “ ! am so sor#, issumboshi.”

!ssumboshi too%” emon

: “ o #ou want me to stab #our e#es,

: “ -lease, dont. this is magic hammer that will grant #ou a wish. ! gi$e to #ou, so "lease s"are me.”

$nd the demon ran o' in a hurry. -rincess life.”

: “ Thank #ou, issumboshi. /ou safe m#

!ssumboshi : “ -rincess, "lease wa$e this magic hammer and make a wish that ! ma# become big.” -rincess

: “ 0a#issumboshi become big”

$nd then, issumoshi grew into a nice young man. %hen they ack, princess asked king to marry issumoshi. Then they got married, and invited grandparents to live with them. They lived happily ever a#ter.

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/(T$I0S +nce u"on a time thre was an old cou"le who dont ha$e a child, so the# "ra#ed to god. The ne(t da#, the# found a cute bab#, then the# raised the bo# that was named issumboshi. ut, issumboshi didnt grew, he was still small. !ssumboshi decided to go to the cit# and recei$e a 1ob as the securit# of a "rincess. 2omeda#, some demons went to grab the "rincess. !ssumboshi tr# to against the demonds and he successfull# to beat the demons. +ne demon gi$e a magic hammer to issumboshi. !ssumboshi asked the "rincess to wish him become larger with the magic hamer. 2o, issumboshi become larger and a handsome bo#. The "rincess then married issumboshi and li$e ha""il# with issumboshi grandfather & mother.