Project Gutenberg 2010-07-02 Public domain in the USA. 116 Anonymous Anonyme Anonymous, Anonymous Momotaro; or, Little Peachling Japanese Fairy Tale Series No. 1 Produced by Meredith Bach, Ernest Schaal and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Momotaro; or, Little Peachling" by Anonymous is a classic Japanese fairy tale written during the late 19th century. This engaging story is part of a broader tradition of folklore and children’s literature, focusing on themes of bravery, adventure, and friendship. The tale introduces readers to the eponymous hero, Momotaro, who embarks on a quest to confront the forces of evil represented by devils on a distant island. In the story, Momotaro, a boy born from a giant peach found by an old couple, grows strong and determined to defeat the devilish beings who have been troubling his homeland. He gathers companions—a dog, a monkey, and a pheasant—by sharing his dumplings with them. Together, they journey to the island of the devils, where Momotaro bravely battles the chief devil, Akandoji. After a fierce struggle, Momotaro overcomes him, claiming the riches of the devils and returning home as a hero, celebrated and enriched by his adventure. This tale encapsulates the values of cooperation, courage, and the joy of returning home after a successful quest. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Folklore -- Japan Fairy tales -- Japan PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature 33289 33301 2024-09-14T05:38:24.033585 2023-09-14T10:26:00.200617 text/html text/html 29284 2017-02-28T14:15:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1458635 2017-02-28T14:16:04 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1413744 2024-09-14T05:38:27.250599 application/epub+zip 1412731 2024-09-14T05:38:25.304584 application/epub+zip 61091 2024-09-14T05:38:24.494589 application/epub+zip 1512379 2024-09-14T05:38:28.749551 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1503808 2024-09-14T05:38:26.695565 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 167238 2022-09-15T07:41:49.666831 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 25942 25717 2024-09-14T05:38:23.789583 2023-09-14T10:25:59.970571 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 25715 2017-02-28T14:15:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 9221 2017-02-28T14:16:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18747 2024-09-14T05:38:28.876557 application/rdf+xml 16220 2024-09-14T05:38:24.836578 image/jpeg 4090 2024-09-14T05:38:24.661579 image/jpeg 1523948 2024-09-14T05:38:24.085582 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia More titles under Unknown