once, many, many years ago, there was born a son to the emperor keiko, the twelfth in descent from the great jimmu, the founder of the japanese dynasty. this prince was the second son of the emperor keiko, and he was named yamato. from his childhood he proved himself to be of remarkable strength, wisdom and courage, and his father noticed with pride that he gave promise of great things, and he loved him even more than he did his elder son.