Project Gutenberg 2009-09-18 Public domain in the USA. 79 Chamberlain, Basil Hall 1850 1935 Chamberlain, B. H. (Basil Hall) Eitaku 1843 1890 Sensai Eitaku The Fisher-Boy Urashima Produced by Meredith Bach, Anne Storer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Fisher-Boy Urashima" by Basil Hall Chamberlain and Eitaku is a Japanese fairy tale written in the late 19th century. This enchanting story centers around themes of kindness, adventure, and the consequences of one's actions, exploring the traditional values of Japanese culture through the tale of a young fisherman named Urashima. The narrative follows Urashima, a compassionate fisherman who saves a tortoise, only to be rewarded with a magical journey to the Dragon Palace beneath the sea, where he marries the Sea-God's daughter. They share three years of bliss, but Urashima's desire to return home reveals a cruel twist of fate: though only a few years have passed in the Dragon Palace, centuries have gone by in the human world. Upon discovering the truth and disobeying a crucial warning by opening a mysterious box, Urashima ages rapidly and dies, illustrating the moral that ignorance and disobedience can lead to tragic endings. The story blends elements of fantasy with deep moral lessons, making it a compelling read for those interested in classic folklore. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fairy tales Folklore -- Japan PZ Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature 34615 34622 2024-09-13T03:37:08.234219 2023-09-13T08:43:39.015004 text/html text/html 30621 2021-01-05T16:39:18 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1096771 2021-01-05T16:39:18 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1010967 2024-09-13T03:37:11.267172 application/epub+zip 1009971 2024-09-13T03:37:09.452186 application/epub+zip 51864 2024-09-13T03:37:08.691159 application/epub+zip 1077519 2024-09-13T03:37:12.646143 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1070552 2024-09-13T03:37:10.765232 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 114892 2022-09-14T04:06:38.525633 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 26908 26684 2024-09-13T03:37:08.005144 2023-09-13T08:43:38.827012 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 26765 2021-01-05T16:39:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 10117 2021-01-05T16:39:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 26756 2021-01-05T16:39:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 10096 2021-01-05T16:39:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20764 2024-09-13T03:37:12.834134 application/rdf+xml 11776 2024-09-13T03:37:09.020209 image/jpeg 3279 2024-09-13T03:37:08.856135 image/jpeg 1477251 2024-09-13T03:37:08.284186 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia