on hearing this the old man and his wife were very happy . they had cried night and day for sorrow at having no child to help them in their lonely old age , and now that their prayer was answered they were so lost with joy that they did not know where to put their hands or their feet . first the old man took the child up in his arms , and then the old woman did the same ; and they named him momotaro , or son of a peach , because he had come out of a peach .
he had come out of a peach .
why did the couple name the boy 'momotaro' ?
why did the couple name the boy 'momotaro' ?