Genre:- Kids' Bedtime Story
Long ago in a distant village of Japan, there lived a happy mice family consisting of Mother Mouse, Father Mouse, And there only daughter.
Their daughter was raised with love and affection and had grown up to become a beautiful and good-natured mice. Her parents were proud of her beauty, intelligence and kind nature, so like all of the other parents, they decided to marry their daughter with the strongest person in the world.
Both of them thought of such a person for months and then came to a conclusion that Mr. Sun was the strongest person one could probably think of.
So both the Father Mouse and the Mother Mouse went to see Mr. Sun.
"Mr. Sun, you are the strongest person in this world. We would like you to marry our only daughter. She is beautiful, intelligent and kind. What do you say?" Father Mouse asked, hoping that he won't get a 'no' as an answer.
"Hmm..." Said the Sun. "You see sir, I would have probably agreed to marry your daughter but I'm not the strongest person in this world!"
"You're not ?"
"Nope, sir. When Mr. Cloud comes up, I'm not able to shine, no matter how much I try."
"I see, alright then. We may talk to Mr. Cloud then. Thank you"
Both of the mice then bowed to the Sun and went away.
After climbing a high mountain, they reached to Mr. Cloud and said," Mr. Cloud, we have been inforned that you are the strongest person in this world. Would you like to marry our only daughter? She is beautiful, kind and intelligent."
"I wish I could say yes to you but I can't."
"Why?"
"Because, I'm not the strongest person either! When Mr. Wind blows at his full fury, I get displaced by thousands of miles!"
"You mean to say Mr. Wind is the strongest?"
"Yes."
"Alright."
The Father Mouse looked around and found Mr. Wind roaming by. Both the mice then reached the wind and have him the wedding proposal.
"AAH!" Said Mr. Wind. "I wish I was the strongest person! You know, I can't blow away the walls no matter how much I try!"
"You can't?" Father Mouse went all gloomy and began to cry but the Mother Mouse consoled him by saying, " Don't lose your hopes yet, let's talk about it to Mr. Wall also.
Father Mouse then wiped his tears off and went to Mr. Wall.
"Mr. Wall, we came to know that you are the strongest person in the world, would you like ro marry our only daughter?"
"I'm not the strongest, sir. When mice nibble on me, I get holes!"
"You mean to say that mice are the strongest?"
"Yes sir."
Both Father Mouse and Mother Mouse then discussed amongst themselves.
"Mice are the strongest, so do you know any mice around?" Asked the father.
"I think the neighbouring Chusuke Mouse, gets along well with our daughter."
"Yes, he's perfect!"
The wedding was organised, both the parent mice danced as much as they can, and the married couple lived happily ever after.
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Once Upon A Time In 日本
General FictionA collection of Japanese folk tales. Almost every child grows up listening to folk tales of his or her own place. The 'Once upon a time... They lived happily ever after' factor makes them all the more cute and nostalgic. They come in all possible ge...