Re: Momotaro
matthewoutland22@yahoo.com (MatthewOutland) wrote in message news:<52210046.0309022042.6e14236d@posting.google.com>...
> why is there such SERIOUS INTELLECTUAL DEBATE about the motives of
> momotaro and whether he was justified in taking some of the treasure,
> when his claim to fame was killing OGRES?
Well, like any other old Otogi stories, one can
see lots of hidden insinuations there. For example,
as a start, why Momo(peach) should give a birth. ;)
Have you ever read Otogi-zoushi by Dazai?
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