Momotarō is not supplied with kibi dango ("millet dumplings") rather he is supplied with tō dango ( とう団子) and other treats in the oldest Genroku era texts and the first group. Whether belonging to the first or second groups, texts from the Edo Period generally follow the same general plot as the modern standard versions but exhibit certain differences in detail. This miniature book is now considered to be the oldest surviving copy of any written Momotarō story. Ī second group of texts, which Koike considered to be younger, includes the miniature akahon, Momotarō ( 『もゝ太郎』), printed in Kyōhō 8 (1723). The late date of the reprint has sometimes caused it to be classed as kibyōshi ("yellow cover") or later type of kusazōshi literature, but it should properly be classed as akahon ("red book") or early type. 1777 ) purportedly preserve the older tradition, and form the first (most primitive) group of texts according to Koike Tōgorō. Momotarō mukashigatari) are lost, but surviving examples of later dates, such as the reprint Saihan Momotarō mukashigatari (c. These older texts from around the Genroku era (e.g. The oldest works of Momotaro known to have existed had been dated to the Genroku era (1688–1704) or perhaps earlier. Development in literature Īlthough the oral version of the story may have emerged during the Muromachi period (1392–1573), it may not have been set down in writing until the Edo period (1603–1867). Such subtypes are classed as kaishun-gata ( 回春型) "rejuvenation" type, whereas the now conventional subtypes are termed kasei-gata ( 果生型) "birth from the fruit" type. One significant change is that in most examples of Edo Period literature, Momotarō was not born from a peach, but born naturally to the elderly couple who ate the peach and regained their youth. This is the result of development of the literary "Momotarō", which had been handwritten and printed since the early Edo period into Meiji. This Standard Type of "Momotarō" was defined and popularized due to them being printed in school textbooks during the Meiji Period. Momotarō and his new friends returned home with the demons' plundered treasure and the demon chief as a captive.
At the island, Momotarō and his animal friends penetrated the demons' fort and beat the band of demons into surrendering. En route, Momotarō met and befriended a talking dog, monkey and pheasant, who agreed to help him in his quest in exchange for a portion of his rations ( kibi dango or "millet dumplings"). When he matured into adolescence, Momotarō left his parents to fight a band of Oni (demons or ogres) who marauded over their land, by seeking them out in the distant island where they dwelled (a place called Onigashima or "Demon Island"). When he was just five years old, he was able to cut a big tree with just an old knife The couple named him Momotarō, from momo (peach) and tarō (eldest son in the family). The child explained that he had been bestowed by the Gods to be their son. The woman and her husband discovered the child when they tried to open the peach to eat it. Momotarō was born from a giant peach, which was found floating down a river by an old, childless woman who was washing clothes there. The present conventional form of the tale (Standard Type) can be summarized as follows: Momotarō and his new friends returned home with the demons' plundered treasure and the demon chief as a captive Ozaki ('end of the cape'). En route, Momotarō met and befriended a talking dog, monkey and pheasant, who agreed to help him in his quest in exchange for a portion of his rations (kibi dango or "millet dumplings"). When he was just five years old, he was able to cut a big tree with just an old knife. The couple named him Momotarō, from momo (peach) and Tarō (a name meaning 'eldest son in the family').
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