Once upon a time, there was an old man and woman. They wanted a baby very badly, even though they were very old. The woman prayed. She asked for a baby, no matter how small. Soon after, they had a baby, but the baby was very small. He was the size of one sun. A sun was a kind of a Japanese coin that was only one inch high. Because of this, the couple called their tiny son One-Sun Boy.

Once there was an old man and woman. They wanted a baby. The woman prayed. She asked for a baby, no matter how small. Soon after, they had a baby. But the baby was very small. He was the size of a sun. A sun was a kind of a Japanese coin. It was one inch high. Because of this, the couple called him One-Sun Boy.

One-Sun Boy got older, but he did not grow taller. He stayed the same size. He felt like he lived in a world of giants. He did not feel like he had a place in it. He wanted to become a samurai. That is a kind of warrior.

Once there was an old man and woman. They wanted a baby. They prayed for a baby. Then they had a baby. But the baby was very small. He was the size of a sun. A sun was a Japanese coin. It was one inch tall. They called him One-Sun Boy.

One-Sun Boy got older. But he did not grow. He was still one inch tall. One-Sun Boy wanted to become a samurai. A samurai is a kind of warrior.

One-Sun Boy left his home. He used a bowl as his boat. He took a needle for a sword. He went down the river. He went to the city.

A Fairy Tale by Charles Perrault Retold

Once upon a time in a land far away lived a king and queen. The queen gave birth to a baby who was so ugly and misshapen that he barely looked human. The queen fretted about her poor son’s future, but a fairy who was at the prince’s birth told the queen not to worry because the boy would be as smart as he was ugly. The fairy blessed the boy with a special gift: she gave him the power to grant the gift of wisdom to the woman he loves.

A Fairy Tale by Charles Perrault Retold

Once upon a time in a land far away lived a king and queen. The queen gave birth to a baby who was so ugly and misshapen that he barely looked human. The queen worried about her poor son’s future, but a fairy at the prince’s birth told the queen not to worry because the boy would be as smart as he was ugly. The fairy blessed the boy with a special gift: she gave him the power to grant the gift of wisdom to the woman he loves.

A Fairy Tale by Charles Perrault Retold

Once upon a time there was a king and queen. The queen had a baby who came out so ugly and misshapen that he barely looked human. The queen worried about her poor son. A fairy at the prince’s birth told the queen not to worry because the boy would be as smart as he was ugly. The fairy blessed the boy with a special gift. The prince would be able to give the gift of wisdom to the woman he loves.