The Manga Guide to the Universe

10 Prologue A Tale That Begins onthe Mn

The Story of Kaguya-hime

Long, long ago, an elderly bamboo cutter was walking

through a grove when he came upon a mysterious

glowing stalk of bamboo. When he cut it open, he

found a tiny girl inside—so tiny that she fit in the palm

of his hand. Thinking that the gods had taken pity on

him and his wife, an old childless couple, he decided

to bring her home so that he and his wife could raise

her as their own child.

From that day forward, whenever the old man

cut down a stalk of bamboo, he found a piece of gold

inside. Little by little, he became very wealthy. The girl

grew up quickly, and in just thr