The head was surprised and said, “Ah, what is this?” When this happened, a very small man was there. Issunboushi with an even bigger voice said,Ī voice could be heard from the bottom of his clogs. When he did this, the house’s head came out. Soshite, issunboushi wo te no ue ni oite, yoku mimashita. Shujin wa bikkuri shite, “Aa, nanda, kore wa?” To iimashita. Suru to, totemo chiisana otoko no ko ga imashita. Issunboushi wa, motto ookina koe de iimashita. Issunboushi entered the middle of the garden. I want to work and study in this house.”Īnd then, when he stood in front of the garden, with a big voice he said, When he did this, there was a very big house there. Issunboushi wa, ie no naka ni haitteikimashita. Soshite, ie no mae ni tatsu to, ookina koe de iimashita. Issunboushi wa, mon kara ni hairimashita. Kono ie de hataraitari, benkyou shitari shitai naa.” Issunboushi at the shops and buildings while he was walking. Issunboushi got off his bowl boat, and walked cheerfully into the town of Kyoto. Issunboushi wa, mise ya tatemono wo minagara aruiteikimashita.īecause his boat was small, it took days to arrive in Kyoto. Issunboushi wa, owan no fune wo orite, kyouto no machi wo genki ni arukimashita. Issunboushi got on his bowl boat, and used his chopsticks skilfully.Ĭhiisana fune desu kara, nan nichi mo kakatte, kyouto ni tsukimashita. When he walked for some time, he arrived at a river. Then, father, mother, I’ll see you again.” Issunboushi said, then went out energetically. Issunboushi wa, owan no fune ni note, hashi wo jouzu ni tsukaimashita.
Nan jikan mo aruku to, kawa ni tsukimashita. Dewa, otousan, okaasan, ittekimasu.” To itte, genki yoku dekakemashita. This bowl will be your boat, please go and ride this.” “I will give you a bowl and one chopstick. The next morning, Issunboushi said to the old man and woman, Soshite, issunboushi ni hari wo ippon, watashimashita. Tsugi no hi issunboushi wa, ojiisan to obaasan ni iimashita. Kyoto has many fine teachers, so I want to study there.” “I may be small, but I’m already thirteen years old. Kyouto ni wa, rippana sensei ga takusan imasu kara, wa kyouto de benkyou shitain desu.” “Watashi wa chiisai desu ga, mou juusansai desu. The old woman also said whilst crying, “It’s very dangerous, please don’t go.” The old man said, “It is very far from here to Kyoto.
“I want to go to Kyoto, and become a fine person.”Īround that time, Kyoto was the biggest city in Japan. One day, Issunboushi said to the old man and woman, “Koko kara kyouto made wa, totemo tooi desu. Sonokoro, kyouto wa, nihon de ichiban ookina machi deshita. Ojiisan to obaasan wa, bikkuri shimashita. “Watashi wa kyouto e itte, rippana hito ni naritai desu.” Issunboushi has a small body, but was a very healthy and smart child.Īru hi, issunboushi wa ojiisan to obaasan ni iimashita. The old man and woman really cherished Issunboushi. The old man said, “This child is a ‘One inch boy’, therefore, his name is ‘Issunboushi (One inch boy)’.” Three centimetres in old speech is “one inch”. “A healthy boy”, the old man and woman said, and they were glad. Issunboushi wa karada wa chiisai desu ga, totemo genki de, atama ga ii kodomo deshita. Ojiisan to obaasan wa, issunboushi wo, totemo taisetsu ni shimashita. Ojiisan wa, “kono ko wa, ‘issun no otoko no ko’ dakara, namae wa ‘issunboushi’ da.” to iimashita. San senchi wa, furui kotoba de, “issun” desu. Ojiisan to obaasan wa, “yokatta, yokatta, kodomo ga umareta” “genkina otoko no ko da”ĭemo, sono ko wa, totemo chiisana kodomo deshita. They did this, and one day, a boy was born.
“Please give us a child, please give us a child.” Every day, every day, they asked god. In a place, lived an old man and a woman. Suru to, aru hi, otoko no ko ga umaremashita. Aru tokoro ni, ojiisan to obaasan ga sundeimashita.įutari wa, “kodomo wo kudasai, kodomo wo kudasai” to, mainichi, mainichi, kamisama ni onegai shimashita.
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