Uraschimataro & the Turtle
Uraschimataro & the Turtle is the tale of what happens when a fisherman rescues a mistreated turtle, only to discover its magical powers. In gratitude, the turtle takes the fisherman beneath the sea to the Dragon Palace, where spends what he believes to be a few wondrous days in the company of the princess, enjoying the underwater world. When the fisherman does finally return home, he finds that many years have passed and everything he knew is gone. Read the story to find out what’s in the mysterious box the princess sent back with him . . .
Click here to visit the page for Selections from the Pink Fairy Book, collected by Andrew Lang with over a dozen illustrations from H.J. Ford. This volume contains the following stories: Uraschimataro and the Turtle, The Slaying of the Tanuki, The Snow Queen, I Know What I Have Learned, The Wounded Lion, and Ebsen and the Witch.
