momotaro, or \little peachling\
japanese folktale

a long long time ago there lived an old man and an old woman. one day the old man went to the mountains to cut grass, and the old woman went to the river to wash clothes. while she was washing, a great big thing came tumbling and splashing down the stream. when the old woman saw it, she was very glad and pulled it to her with a piece of bamboo that lay near by.
when she took it up and looked at it, she saw that it was a very large peach. she then quickly finished her washing and returned home, intending to give the peach to her old man to eat.
when she cut the peach in two, out came a child from the large kernel. seeing this the old couple rejoiced, and named the child momotaro, or little peachling, because he came out of a peach. as both the old people took good care of him, he grew and became strong and enterprising. so the old couple had their expectations raised, and bestowed still more care on his education.
momotaro, finding that he excelled everybody in strength, determined to...

what might reasonably be assumed about traditional japanese culture from this portion of the passage?

a dumplings are a common and popular food in japan.
b boys are thought to come from peaches.
c animals are believed to be able to talk.
d old couples are usually untrustworthy.

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momotaro, or \little peachling\
japanese folktale

a long long time ago there lived an old man and an old woman. one day the old man went to the mountains to cut grass, and the old woman went to the river to wash clothes. while she was washing, a great big thing came tumbling and splashing down the stream. when the old woman saw it, she was very glad and pulled it to her with a piece of bamboo that lay near by.
when she took it up and looked at it, she saw that it was a very large peach. she then quickly finished her washing and returned home, intending to give the peach to her old man to eat.
when she cut the peach in two, out came a child from the large kernel. seeing this the old couple rejoiced, and named the child momotaro, or little peachling, because he came out of a peach. as both the old people took good care of him, he grew and became strong and enterprising. so the old couple had their expectations raised, and bestowed still more care on his education.
momotaro, finding that he excelled everybody in strength, determined to...

what might reasonably be assumed about traditional japanese culture from this portion of the passage?

a dumplings are a common and popular food in japan.
b boys are thought to come from peaches.
c animals are believed to be able to talk.
d old couples are usually untrustworthy.

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# Brief Explanations:
To solve this, we analyze each option:
- Option A: The passage is about a peach - related folktale, not dumplings, so A is incorrect.
- Option B: In the folktale, a child (Momotaro) comes out of a peach. This suggests that in traditional Japanese culture, there might be a belief or a story - based assumption that boys (or children) can come from peaches, which is in line with the folktale's content.
- Option C: The passage does not mention animals talking, so C is incorrect.
- Option D: The old couple in the story are kind and take care of Momotaro, so the idea that old couples are untrustworthy is not supported, D is incorrect.

# Answer:
B. Boys are thought to come from peaches.

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