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Issun-boshi, the Inch-High Boy — Japanese folktale | Hope Library

Issun-boshi, the Inch-High Boy

TranslationGrade 1English

Issun-boshi, the Inch-High Boy

Japanese folktale

LiteraturePassionGrades 1-2

About this book

A tiny boy no bigger than a thumb sets off down the river to seek his fortune in the big city, armed only with a needle and a dream. Though he faces a scary ogre far bigger than himself, his courage never shrinks (Hope·Passion).

This is a translation

Original book: 엄지 소년 잇슨보시