The Inch Prince

But small things can be special too, said his wife. "I wouldn't care if they were just one inch tall," she added.

This story is about Issun-boshi. It is the very famous story in Japan. There was a couple in village. They had no children. They really wanted to have children. A fairy watched them. The fairy wanted to live with them because they were very kind. The fairy became the figure of the boy, and decided to live with them. The fairy wanted to work. They went to the castle to find the work. Therefore he was asked King for the care of the princess. She spend all day with the inch prince. One day, she went to the forest. Therefore she was attacked by an ogre. The inch prince was eaten by an ogre. The inch prince stung the tongue of the ogre with the needle which lasted. The ogre spits out the inch prince and escapes. The inch prince became big when he waved the mallet which the ogre left. He married a princess and lived peacefully. (179/1357 words)