An old tale about a small child the size of a fingertip who overcomes various hardships. It is also the name of the protagonist of the story. It is a type of story from the Issun-boshi series, but it is widely distributed mainly in Europe and Asia, and in Grimm's fairy tales it is known as "Tom Thumb" or "Thumb Boy". Source: The Selected Edition of the Japanese Language Dictionary About the Selected Edition of the Japanese Language Dictionary Information |
指先ほどの小さな子供が、さまざまな苦難を克服する昔話。また、その話の主人公の名。一寸法師系の話であるが、主としてヨーロッパとアジアに広く分布し、グリム童話では「親指トム」、「親指小僧」などの名で知られている。
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