A long time ago, in a small village in Japan, there lived an elderly childless couple.

One day, while the old woman was washing clothes, a giant peach floated down the river. She took the peach home.

She show the giant peach to her husband and placed it against the wall. Suddenly, the peach started moving. They were surprised to see a baby coming out from the peach.

They decided to name him Momotaro which mean 'Peach Boy'. Momotaro grew up to be a very strong and brave boy.

One evening, an evil ogre stole the villagers belongings and destroyed most house in the village. Nobody was dared to stop the ogre. After it left, Momotaro asked his parents permission to fought the ogre.

Momotaro's mother was worried for him, but, she knew she had to let him go. So, she prepared him dango to give him strength.

Momotaro made his way towards the ogre's island with his dango. He was determined to defeat the ogre. On the way, he met a monkey, a dog, and a pheasant. They told him that they wanted to help him fought the ogre. So, Momotaro gave them dango each.

They got on a boat and sailed towards the island.