Issunboushi

Mukashi mukashi, ojiisan to obaasan ga imashita.

Kodomo ga imasendeshita.

"Chiisai kodomo demo ii desu. Kodomo ga hoshii desu."

Ojiisan to obaasan wa, kamisama ni onegai shimashita.

Aru hi, chiisai chiisai otoko no ko ga umaremashita.

Otoko no ko wa, totemo chiisai desu. Ookisa wa, yubi no nagasa desu.

"Issun da! Issun da kara, namae wa Issunboushi desu."

Issunboushi wa, genki na ko desu. Issunboushi wa, takusan tabemasu.

Demo, ookiku narimasen. Itsumo issun no ookisa desu.

Issunboushi ga juugo sai ni narimashita.

"Otousan, okaasan, watashi wa miyako e ikimasu. Tsuyoi otoko ni naritai desu."

"Soudesu ka. Ki o tsukete kudasai."

Obaasan wa, hari o agemashita.

"Kore wa, anata no katana desu."

Ojiisan wa, ochawan o agemashita.

"Kore wa, anata no fune desu."

Ohashi mo agemashita.

"Kore wa, anata no kai desu."

Issunboushi wa, ochawan no fune ni norimashita. Ohashi de kogimashita.

Kawa o kudatte, miyako e ikimashita.

Miyako wa, totemo ookii machi desu. Hito ga takusan imasu.

Issunboushi wa, ookii ie ni ikimashita.

"Gomen kudasai. Boku wa Issunboushi desu. Koko de hatarakitai desu."

Ie no hito wa, bikkuri shimashita.

"Maa, chiisai hito desu ne! Ii desu yo. Koko de hataraite kudasai."

Sono ie ni wa, kirei na hime ga imashita.

Issunboushi wa, hime no tomodachi ni narimashita.

Aru hi, hime to Issunboushi wa, otera e ikimashita.

Michi no tochuu, ookii oni ga demashita.

"Oi, sono hime o oite ike!"

Hime wa kowakatta desu. Issunboushi wa, hari no katana o dashimashita.

"Boku ga tatakaimasu!"

Issunboushi wa, oni no kuchi no naka ni hairimashita.

Soshite, hari de oni no naka o sashimashita.

"Itai! Itai!"

Oni wa, naite nigemashita.

Oni wa, takaramono o otoshimashita.

Sore wa, "uchide no kozuchi" desu. Furu to, nandemo dete kimasu.

Hime wa, Issunboushi to kozuchi o mochimashita.

"Issunboushi-san, ookiku naritai desu ka?"

"Hai, naritai desu."

Hime wa, kozuchi o furimashita.

"Ookiku nare! Ookiku nare!"

Issunboushi wa, dondon ookiku narimashita.

Rippa na otoko ni narimashita.

Issunboushi to hime wa, kekkon shimashita.

Ojiisan to obaasan mo, miyako ni kimashita.

Minna issho ni, shiawase ni kurashimashita.

Chiisai karada demo, yuuki ga areba, ookii koto ga dekimasu ne.