kemomimi-chan (original) drawn by naga_u

The tale is also known as The Tale of Princess Kaguya (かぐや姫の物語, Kaguya-hime no Monogatari), after its protagonist. It primarily details the life of a mysterious girl called Kaguya, who was discovered as a baby inside the stalk of a glowing bamboo plant.

The Tale of The Bamboo Cutter ---Wikipedia

It is considered the oldest extant Japanese prose narrative.

a/ Disney, rot them to hell, made a film of Thumbelina. Studio Ghibli made a film of The Tale of The Bamboo Cutter.

b/ Andersen's original Little Tiny, or Thumbelina

c/ A Thumbelina picture worthy of these hallowed halls.

d/ 'The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter has been identified as proto-science fiction': --- Awa, and chase yersel, ya pretentious wee radges...