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Momotaro, or the Story of the Son of a Peach.
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"Oh, no!" answered the old woman, "nothing has happened, only I have found a nice present for you!"
The Peach split in Two of itself.
"That is good," said the old man. He then washed his feet in a basin of water and stepped up to the verandah. The old woman now ran into the little room and brought