#1 "Tale of the Bamboo Cutter"｜The Story of Bamboo
What is "Tale of the Bamboo Cutter"?
"Tale of the Bamboo Cutter" is Japan's oldest story. The author and the year of writing are unknown, but it is said to have been written between the 9th and the 10th century.
Story
Once upon a time, an old man and his wife lived in a village. One day, when the old man went to the bamboo forest to cut some bamboo, when he found one bamboo shining. He cut it, he found inside it a cute baby girl. He and his wife decided to raise her as their child, and named her “Kaguya Hime”.
Kaguya Hime grew into such a beautiful young lady. Hearing of her beauty, many young men visited her house one after another to propose to her. However, She showed no interest in their proposals and refused all of them.
Before long, five princes came to ask for her hand in marriage. The old man asked her to choose a husband from among them. She said “I will marry the one who can bring me the treasure I ask for,” But no one could.
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