Japan: Issun Boshi by Shigeru Hatsuyama

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/106099 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Japan: Issun Boshi Series: Our Folktales: The All-time Favourite Folktales from Asia Author: Shigeru Hatsuyama Narrator: Paul Courtenay Hyu Format: mp3 Length: 3 mins Release date: 01-13-25 Ratings: Not rated yet Genres: Asian Publisher's Summary: Issun-boshi is a tiny boy, no taller than one sun (3 cm), but he is brave and spirited. With a needle as a sword, he rides down the river in a wooden bowl to find work in the capital. A lord hires him to guard his daughter, the princess. During an outing, the princess is attacked by ogres and Issun-boshi saves her. The ogres leave a mallet, or hammer, behind. The mallet is magical and it will change Issun-boshi's life forever.