The Boy of the Three-Year Nap

There lived a widow and her son.

• mother with many children

• grandmother

• woman who has not married

• woman whose husband has died

Taro was such a clever boy!

• tall

• strong

• smart

• sleepy

A rice merchant moved to town.

• seller

• buyer

• grower

• cook

• jacket

• scarf

• kimono

• vest

The merchant hit the ground and sobbed until he was tired.

• yelled

• slept

• ran

• cried

Cry hard

• sob

• slip

• skip

• stop

"I will send carpenters to build your house," said the merchant.

• gardeners

• teachers

• wood workers

• electricians

wood worker

• plumber

• roofer

• painter

• carpenter

Land next to a river

• water

• pond

• rainforest

• bank

He looked like a samurai!

• merchant

• boy

• warrior

• sailor