Identifier: japanesefairyboo00oza (find matches)
Title: The Japanese fairy book
Year: 1903 (1900s)
Authors: Ozaki, Yei Theodora
Subjects: Folklore
Publisher: New York : E.P. Dutton
Contributing Library: Information and Library Science Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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ped on. The tortoise, with an unmoved face, as if this strange pro-ceeding were quite an ordinary event, said : Now we will set out at our leisure, and with these wordshe leapt into the sea with Urashima on his back. Downthrough the water the tortoise dived. For a long time thesetwo strange companions rode through the sea. Urashimanever grew tired, nor his clothes moist with the water. At last,far away in the distance a magnificent gate appeared, and behindthe gate, the long, sloping roofs of a palace on the horizon. Ya, exclaimed Urashima, that looks like the gate ofsome large palace just appearing ! Mr. Tortoise, can you tellwhat that place is we can now see ? That is the great gate of the Rin Gin Palace. The large1 All right (only used by lower classes). 32 Japanese Fairy Book. roof that you see behind the gate is the Sea Kings Palaceitself. Then we have at last come to the realm of the Sea Kingand to his Palace, said Urashima. Yes, indeed. answered the tortoise, and dont you think
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The Gate of some large Palace. we have come very quickly ? And while he was speaking thetortoise reached the side of the gate. And here we are, andyou must please walk from here. The tortoise now went in front, and speaking to the gate-keeper said: This is Urashima Taro, from the country of Japan. I The Story of Urashima Taro, the Fisher Lad. 33 have had the honour of bringing him as a visitor to thiskingdom. Please show him the way. Then the gatekeeper, who was a fish, at once led the waythrough the gate before them. The red bream, the flounder, the sole, the cuttlefish, andall the chief vassals of the Dragon King of the Sea now cameout with courtly bows to welcome the stranger. Urashima Sama, Urashima Sama! welcome to the SeaPalace, the home of the Dragon King of the Sea. Thricewelcome are you, having come from such a distant country.And you, Mr. Tortoise, we are greatly indebted to you for allyour trouble in bringing Urashima here. Then, turningagain to Urashima, they said, Please

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