THE STORY OF URASHIMA TARO, THE FISHER
LAD.Long, long ago in the province of Tango there lived on the shore
of Japan in the little fishing village of Mizu-no-ye a young
fisherman named Urashima Taro. His father had been a fisherman
before him, and his skill had more than doubly descended to his
son, for Urashima was the most skillful fisher in all that country
side, and could catch more Bonito and Tai in a day than his
comrades could in a week.
But in the little fishing village, more than for being a clever
fisher of the sea was he known for his kind heart. In his whole
life he had never hurt anything, either great or small, and when a
boy, his companions had always laughed at him, for he would never
join with them in teasing animals, but always tried to keep them
from this cr
