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Kaguya-hime is an ancient Japanese This is the tale of Kaguya-hime, a
folktale that is very famous in Japan. tiny princess who was discovered in
The story is so popular that it has a shining bamboo stalk.
been adapted into many movies,
books, comics, and even musicals. It
is one of the oldest surviving pieces
of Japanese fiction. It is believed that
the text was written in the beginning
of what is called the Heian era in
Japan (794-1185AD). However, very
little is known about its author or
the origins of the story.
