Notes:
float 浮かぶ;
ogre 鬼;
pheasant キジ;
ever after 末永く幸せに:

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Once upon a time, an old man and woman found a big peach floating in the river. They took it home and cut it open. Inside, they found a baby boy! They named him Momotaro, which means “Peach Boy.”

Momotaro grew strong and brave. One day, he wanted to fight the ogres on a faraway island. His parents gave him dumplings for the journey.

On his way, Momotaro met a dog, a monkey, and a pheasant. He shared his dumplings with them. They became his friends and helped him.

They went to the ogres’ island and fought the ogres. They won and took the treasure. Momotaro and his friends went home as heroes. They lived happily ever after.
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Notes
gaze 　(熱心にじっと)見つめる、熟視する;
robe 　ローブ、長いワンピースの婦人服;

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Long ago in Japan, a bamboo cutter found a tiny, glowing princess inside a bamboo stalk. He and his wife raised her as their own. Named Kaguya, she grew into a beautiful woman. Many princes came to marry her, but she set impossible tasks for them. Kaguya was sad often, gazing at the moon. One night, she told her parents she was from the Moon and must return. When moon messengers came, Kaguya sadly left her parents, giving them a robe to remember her. As she left, she looked back at Earth, her heart full of love and sadness. Her parents missed her greatly, remembering the joy she brought them. (An English version of “竹取物語”)
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