A young man called Taro Urashima is living in a certain place. Taro helped the turtle tormented by children and Taro was accompanied to gratitude by the turtle at "Ryugujo"(the Palace of the Dragon King under the sea).

"Otohime"(a princess of the Palace) gave Taro the glad hand and Taro like and lived in "Rugujo" during 3 years

A certain day ,Taro will return to his village.
"Otohime" told Taro, "it must not open by any means", and she giave the casket .

Taro was accompanied to gratitude by the tuetle again and he returned to the village. although Taro looked at the village, ancient times are passed. Taro was surprised and walked along the village for a while. I was only the man whom nobody knows.

There was none also of his own houses.
Taro who considered as vacantly went to the beach which had gone to always fishing.
The men who do not know were doing fishing.

Suddenly, Taro looked at the casket. Taro loosened the string of the casket and opened this.
White smoke came out from inside.
Then, a white mustache grows suddenly, and Taro gets wrinkles, and becomes a tottering grandfather.
Taro staggered and stood up and looked at the sea.

(End)

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