昔mukashi、あるaru老rou夫婦fuufuがga指yubiのno大きookiさsaほどhodoしかshikaないnai小さなchiisana男の子otokonokoをwo授かりsazukari、「一ichi寸sun法師houshi」とto名付けnazukeてte大切taisetsuにni育てsodateましmashiたta。
Long ago, an elderly couple was blessed with a tiny boy barely the size of a finger, whom they named "Issun-boshi" and raised with great care.
一ichi寸sun法師houshiはha体karadaがga小さいchiisaiままmamaでしdeshiたtaがga、都toへhe行っiてte立派rippaなna侍samuraiにniなりnariたいtaiとtoいうiu強いtsuyoi志kokorozashiをwo抱いidaiてteいiましmashiたta。
Although Issun-boshi remained small in stature, he harbored a fierce ambition to travel to the capital and become a noble samurai.
針hariのno刀katanaをwo腰koshiにni差しsashi、おo椀wanのno舟funeにni乗りnoriながらnagara、箸hashiをwo櫂kai代わりkawariにniしshiてte川kawaをwo上っnoboてte都toをwo目指しmezashiましmashiたta。
Fastening a needle as a sword to his hip and boarding a bowl as a boat, he headed up the river toward the capital using chopsticks as oars.
都toにni到着touchakuしshiたta彼kareはha、高名koumiyouなna大臣daijinのno屋敷yashikiにni奉公houkouするsuruことkotoをwo許さyurusaれre、そのsono聡明soumeiさsaにniよっyoてte姫hime君kunにni気kiにni入らhairaれreましmashiたta。
Upon arriving in the capital, he was permitted to enter the service of a renowned minister's estate and quickly won the favor of the princess with his intelligence.
あるaru日hi、姫himeのnoお供otomoをwoしshiてte寺teraへhe参詣sankeiにni出deかけkakeたta際sai、恐ろしいosoroshii二ni匹hikiのno鬼oniがga突然totsuzen現れarawareましmashiたta。
One day, while accompanying the princess on a pilgrimage to a temple, two fearsome ogres suddenly ambushed them.
姫himeをwo守るmamoruためtameにni果敢kakanにni立ちtachi向かっmukaたta一ichi寸sun法師houshiでしdeshiたtaがga、巨大kiyodaiなna鬼oniにni呆気なくakkenaku飲みnomi込まkomaれreてteしまいshimaiましmashiたta。
Although Issun-boshi bravely stood up to protect the princess, he was effortlessly swallowed whole by the giant ogre.
しかしshikashi彼kareはha決してkesshite怯むhirumuことkotoなくnaku、鬼oniのno腹haraのno中nakaをwo針hariのno刀katanaでde激しくhageshiku突きtsuki刺しsashiてte苦しめkurushimeましmashiたta。
However, without flinching in the least, he fiercely pricked the ogre's stomach from the inside with his needle blade, causing it agonizing pain.
たまらtamaraずzu悲鳴himeiをwo上げageてte一ichi寸sun法師houshiをwo吐きhaki出しdashiたta鬼oniたちtachiはha、大切taisetsuなna宝物takaramonoをwo放りhouri出しdashiてte山yamaへhe逃げnige去っsaてteいきikiましmashiたta。
Unable to bear it any longer, the screaming ogres spat Issun-boshi out, threw down their precious treasure, and fled to the mountains.
残さnokosaれreたta「打出uchideのno小槌kozuchi」をwo姫himeがga一寸chiyotto法師houshiのnoためtameにni振るfuruとto、彼kareのno体karadaはha瞬くshibatataku間aidaにni立派rippaなna若waka武者mushaのno姿sugataへheとto成長seichiyouしshiましmashiたta。
When the princess swung the leftover "magic mallet" for Issun-boshi, his body instantaneously grew into the figure of a splendid young warrior.
こうkouしshiてte武士bushiとtoしshiてte名naをwo馳せhaseたta一ichi寸sun法師houshiはha姫himeとto結ばmusubaれre、末長くsuenagaku幸せshiawaseにni暮らしkurashiたtaとtoいうiuことkotoですdesu。
Thus having made a name for himself as a samurai, Issun-boshi married the princess, and it is said they lived happily ever after.
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