Japanese folk story, Taro Pushima

a long time ago, on a beach, a fisherman named taro pushima.

this taro pushima rows out every day to fish for a living.

taro's life was supposed to be poor, but the young man was not only a fantasies, but also a kind heart.

he stood on the coast, looking at the sea, and he thought, "if only he could become a fish!" see, he likes fishing more than he likes it.

if dreams really become reality, it's beautiful.

taro fantasies and dreams.

one day taro came out of the sea and went to the beach and caught up with a group of children screaming.

look down, they caught a little turtle and they're playing games.

"the kids! stop it! is it the dumb-ass that bullys you?" taro saved the turtle and put it back in the sea.

“have a safe journey.

be more careful from now on, don't let anyone catch you." the kind taro, standing by the sea, swimming towards the little turtles, staring at it for a long, long time.

a few years later, another thing happened.

one day, taro, as usual, was free to fish.

"if only i could become a seagull!" taro's dreaming again.

think about it.

taro saved the turtle.

"taro, help me, thank you so much.

i'd take you down to that beautiful crystal palace.

the crystal palace, which is called the dragon's palace, surrounded by beautiful sea flowers, is a good place.

oh, come on.

please ride on my back." sea turtles are stinging taro into the sea.

"ooh!" when they see the beautiful sea floor world, taro is shocked.

here, as taro imagines, there is no limit to the beauty, no limit to the breadth.

and here, and there...

there are sea flowers everywhere.

sea flowers compete for each other, beautiful and fragrance.

"how's it going? isn't it great?" taro's intoxicated.

sea turtles have seen it.

taro does feel like a dream.

not long.

taro came to the shining corals.

it's light and light, and it's so dazzling.

"this is a beautiful place!" looking around, taro had to shout.

at that point, the atoll moved gently and showed a pearl step.

that top section, the beautiful princess, the goddess of the dragon palace.

taro was astonished.

“welcome, taro! we appreciate your rescue of the turtles.

don't be busy.

please play here for a few more days." the beautiful goddess himself thanked him, which made taro uncomfortable.

and suddenly the goddess swayed, and the flowers and green fish swam in formation, surrounded taro, and danced.

that's it.

taro's in the dragon palace.

tastes good seafood, fish dances so beautiful, and the gentle goddess...

it's a dream life for taro.

but good dreams don't last.

"what has become of our village?" taro thought of home unexpectedly.

so, i felt everything around meTasteless.

"Taro, you're going back!" The goddess looked at Taro all day and fell in love and said, "Whenever you want to live, I'm happy.

But there's no way." "Well, this treasure box, as a gift.

No matter what happens, you can't open it." Taro decided to ride the turtle and go back to the country he missed.

"Bye, Princess! Thank you, thank you!" On the way, Taro returned to his heart, and his heart filled his home, which had been missing for days.

"Thank you, turtle friend." To come back, Taro's heart was full of joy: the mountains were open to wild flowers and new clothes had been changed from home.

But it is not everything.

Look closely, the village looks different.

Home, lost; Mom, not here; not only that, acquaintances are gone.

Taro's heart is cold, I don't know what to do.

That's when he remembered the treasure box the goddess gave him.

"Yes! Open it, and maybe everything will be clear." Taro thought of it, and he was scared to open the treasure box.

All of a sudden...

hey, weird? It's a big white smoke coming out of the chest.

So, in the beginning, Taro Pushima became an old man with a white beard.

That's it.

Taro lived happily for a few days in the palace, while at the same time he spent hundreds of years on the ground。