" i should like to live , " he said to himself , " till i am five or six hundred years old at least , free from all sickness . the ordinary span of a man 's life is very short . " he wondered whether it were possible , by living simply and frugally henceforth , to prolong his life as long as he wished . he knew there were many stories in ancient history of emperors who had lived a thousand years . there was a princess of yamato , who , it was said , lived to the age of five hundred . this was the latest story of a very long life record .
prolong his life as long as he wished .
why did sentaro decide to live simply and frugally ?
why did sentaro decide to live simply and frugally ?