ɚȥȱ ɚȥȱ Ƞə ɓ ɚɣ Ƞɣ ȱɘ ȹ ɧȠ ɤɡȠ ȱ ȳ

ಐ ę ĂȜɥ‫ޠ‬၃ɈഺɅĂ‫ۺ‬๿ാᇾɂȞȠ ࢱ ુȦୣɭɁȞɘ
ȭȭɧ ɩȥ ɜɈ ɘȞ ɅȻ Ƞə Ɂ
ȱȹă‫ۺ‬๿ാᇾɉ ఘ ɈɞȯȱȞଭ ଞ ɁĂႴ ໲ ‫ ޠ‬ɒ୸ ȥȫɀ
ȯȥɄ ɂȱ Ȥ ɂȠ ȥȜ ɞȱɄ
ࢳ ɬȾȽɀ༃ᇻȞȹȤ࿳ȯɭɂȤၚȯɭɬ ᅤ ȽɀȞɘȱȹă
Ɍ ȥȢ ɂ ȻɟȠ ɉɘ ȭ Ƀɜ ȜȾ
Ȝɥ໲Ă‫ۺ‬๿ാᇾɉ‫ޠ‬ȥɣ࡚ɥ๫ ෂ Ă࿝ɁાࢷȹȻȦୠɘ
ȯɩ ə ȻȞ ȥɛ
ȽɀഛȞɁȞɥɈɬॽɘȱȹăɈȸȞɀəɥɂĂழȯȞ࡭Ɉ
ȭ ȞȽ Ɏȧ əɄ ɖȠ
ાɬ‫ྴێ‬ȾȥɘȢɀĂ‫ޣ‬ɁႌɁȾȽȾȞɀȞȲɛɀȞɘȱȹă
Ȥɜ
ȷɈ࡭ɈાɬȥɩȞȷȠȺɂૃȽȹ‫ۺ‬๿ാᇾɉĂ
Ȟ ɜɈ
Ķ౺ȧဘɬȞȲɛɀɉȞȫɄȞȸăķ
Ȟ ȹȳ
ɂાࢷȹȻɅ঒ȽɀĂ࡭Ɉાɬ஝ȫɀɞɤɘȱȹăാᇾȦ
ɀ əȴ Ʉȥ ɜɃ ɢɧȭ
࡭Ɉાɬ଴ɅɈȵɀ‫ޠ‬Ɉ౉ɈෂɅᄋȱɀɞɥɂĂ࡭Ɉાɉ ࡈ
ȭȠ ɣ ȩɍ ɀ Ȝȱ Ⱥ Ȥɢ ɉȲ
ɭɁ৳ᅭȥɣଽɞ଴ഫɬ୸ȱɀĂȳȞȳȞɂ‫܋‬Ȩ઻ɛɘȱȹă
ȷȭ ɕȠ Ȟ
ȷȱɀĂ‫ޠ‬ɈฦɈၫɒᄋȽɀ਄ȧɘȱȹă
Ʌ ȯɭ ɇɭ
ȷɦȥɣ໩Ăજ༃ȹȽȹȜɥ໲ɈȭɂɁȳă‫ۺ‬๿ാᇾɉɘ
ɏɇ
ȹୖɅɈȽɀ‫ޠ‬ɁࢳɬȾȽɀȞɘȱȹăȳɥɂĂȠȱɧɈၫɁĂ

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 it dived under the blue sea a short time later, their surroundings were
suddenly illuminated. They were surrounded by a coral reef, and schools
of beautiful fish were swimming by. After they had been going for a while,
an elegant gateway came into view in front of them. A fish led Urashima
Taro into the Dragon Palace.
Inside the Dragon Palace, there was a beautiful princess.
“Welcome to the Dragon Palace. Thank you for saving the turtle the
other day. Please, relax and enjoy yourself,” she said with a kind voice.
After that, Urashima Taro watched the beautiful fish dance, drank
sake, enjoyed wondrous feasts, merrily chatted with the princess, and
lived every day like it was a dream in the Palace.
However, after a time, Urashima Taro became worried about his
mother and father back in the village, and thought that he would like
to return home soon. When he told this to the princess, she gave him a
beautiful box to take with him, and said, “I will miss you, but it is natu-
ral for you to want to return home. This is a tamatebako, a treasure box.
Please take it with you, and be careful returning home. But please, never
open this box.”
Urashima Taro took the treasure box, got onto the turtle’s back, and set
off towards his village.
However, when he arrived at the shore, everything around him had
completely changed. There were people there as he walked towards the
village, but he knew none of them. His own house in the village was gone.
No matter how many times he called out to his mother and father, they
couldn’t be found. Urashima Taro was very shaken up.
At that moment, he suddenly caught sight of the tamatebako, and he
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 Ķ‫ۺ‬๿ȯɭĂ‫ۺ‬๿ȯɭķ
ɢ ȭȢ ȤȤ
ɂĂঘɐ౾ȦȱɘȱȹăɏɤȥȢȽɀəɘȳɂĂ‫ྴێ‬Ɉ൥
ȧ
ȧȞ࡭ȦୖɈȷɊɅᅰɀȞɘȱȹă
ɘȢ ȹȳ ɦȞ
ĶɩȹȩȱɉĂ೐Ʌ஝ȫɀȞȹȺȞȹ࡭ɁȮȰȞɘȳăȤᇏ
ɤɟȠȪȠȲɡȠ Ȝɭ ɄȞ
Ʌ‫ޠ‬ɈฦɅȜɥ ᆛ ࢔ ௱ ɅȮ‫ڨ‬໘ȞȹȱɘȱɡȠăķ
ȵ Ʉȥ Ȥɢ Ⱥ
ɂĂ࡭Ȧ঒Ȟɘȱȹă࡭ɉ༬ෂɅ‫ۺ‬๿ാᇾɬɈȵɀ‫܋‬Ȩ୸
ȜȤ ȥȞ ȻɟȠ ɜȪ ȧɟȠ
ȱɘȱȹăಆ Ȟ‫ ޠ‬ෂ ɬȱɊɣȩ಺ ȽɀȞȩɂĂ ࢖ Ʌɘɩɤ
Ȝȥ ȞȻ ɛɭ ȯɭ Ȯ ȱɡȠ
ȦცɥȩɄɤɘȱȹăȜȹɤ‫ێ‬ჶɉથ় ௒ ɅɄɤĂȧɦȞɄ
ࢳȦȹȩȯɭ‫܋‬ȞɁȞɘȱȹăȷȱɀĂɘȹȱɊɣȩ਄ȩɂĂ
ɚ ɤȽ ɋ ɜɭ
৐ȭȠɅᆏ༝ɄᄑȦॽȢɘȱȹăࢳȹȻɉ‫ۺ‬๿ാᇾɬᆛ࢔௱
Ʉȥ
ɈෂɅ‫ڨ‬໘ȱɘȱȹă
ȠȾȩ Ȥɂ Ɍɛ ȯɘ
ᆛ࢔௱ɈෂɅɉ ྰ ȱȞ‫ݓ‬࿁ᅕȦȞɀĂ
ȵɭ ȲȾ
ĶɢȠȭȷᆛ࢔௱ɒȞɣȽȱɝȞɘȱȹăಪ໲ɉ࡭ɬ஝ȫɀ
Ȝȷ
ȩȺȯȽɀȜɤȦɂȠȮȰȞɘȱȹăɃȠȸɠȽȩɤᄿɭɁ
ȞȽɀȩȺȯȞăķ
ɂĂɞȯȱȞ౾Ɂ঒ȞɘȱȹăȷɦȥɣĂ‫ۺ‬๿ാᇾɉᆛ࢔
ȤɃ ȯȫ Ɉ
௱ɁȧɦȞɄࢳȹȻɈᅡɤɬॽȹɤĂȤ଼ɬ‫۝‬ɭȺɤĂȳɊ
Ȼ ȷȠ ȹ ȹɈ ɉɄ
ɣȱȞȮබഖɬ఍ɓȹɤĂ‫ݓ‬࿁ᅕɂߖȱȩȤሇȱȱȹɤȱɀĂ
ɠɛ ȳ
პɈɢȠɄႴ໲ɬ‫ݿ‬Ȯȱɘȱȹă
ɚɣ
ɂȭɧȦĂȱɊɣȩȳɥɂĂ‫ۺ‬๿ാᇾɉഺɅȞɥȤ࿳ȯɭ
ȱɭ ɋȞ ɉɞ
ɂȤၚȯɭɈȭɂȦఘ༯ɅɄɤɘȱȹăȷȱɀĂഁȩȠȻɅ
࡚ɤȹȞɂૃȞɘȱȹăȷɈȭɂɬ‫ݓ‬࿁ᅕɅ঒ȠɂĂ‫ݓ‬࿁ᅕ
ɉȭ ɜ
ɉȧɦȞɄཔɬ૩ȽɀᅰɀȭȠ঒Ȟɘȱȹă
ɂȠ ȶɭ
ĶȯɍȱȩɄɤɘȳȦĂȤȠȻɅȤ࡚ɤɅɄɤȹȞɈɉຎ೓
ȹɘ ɀ Ɋȭ ɜ ȧ
Ɂȳăȭɦɉ࣢଴པɁȳăȭɦɬ૩Ƚɀ࡜ɬȾȫɀȤ࡚ɤɅ
ȫȽ Ȝ
ɄȽɀȩȺȯȞăȱȥȱĂड़ȱɀȭɈཔɬާȫɄȞɁȩȺȯ
Ȟɇăķ

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 it. As he silently watched the smoke, in the blink of an eye the young
Urashima Taro turned into an old man with white hair and a white beard.
While he had been having fun every day in the Dragon Palace, hun-
dreds of years had passed on land.

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 ‫ۺ‬๿ാᇾɉ࣢଴པɬ૩ȽɀĂ࡭Ɉ༬ෂɅɈȽɀĂഺɒɂ৐
ȥȞɘȱȹă
Ƞə ɓ Ⱦ ɢȠ ȳ ȥ
ɂȭɧȦĂ‫ޠ‬၃ɅශȩɂĂȜȹɤɈᅕાɉȳȽȥɤဿɩȽ
Ȝɥ Ɍɂ
ɀȞɘȱȹăഺɈၫɅၐȞɀȞȩɂఱȦȞɘȱȹȦĂɃɈఱ
ȱ Ȳ ɐɭ ȞȢ
ɜඪ ɣɄȞఱɁȱȹăഺɅɉ૵ ယ Ɉ‫ ݦ‬ɉȜɤɘȵɭɁȱȹă
ə
Ȥ࿳ȯɭɜȤၚȯɭɜȞȩɣঘɭɁɜॽȾȥɤɘȵɭă‫ۺ‬๿
ȭɘ ɂȧ
ാᇾɉȳȽȥɤਲȽɀȱɘȞɘȱȹăȷɈ૪Ăɏɂ࣢଴པȦ
ɛ ɉȞ
ᄆɅ໴ɤɘȱȹăȷȱɀĂ‫ۺ‬๿ാᇾɉȷɦɬȷȽɂާȫɀə
ȱɧ ȫɚɤ
ɘȱȹăȳɥɂĂෂȥɣཆȞ ‫ ܬ‬Ȧ୸ɀȧɘȱȹăാᇾȦȺɘ
ȽɀȷɈ‫ܬ‬ɬॽɀȞɥɂĂଭଞȺȽȹ‫ۺ‬๿ാᇾɉȹȻɘȻཆ
ɌȬ ȥə ɧȠ Ȳɭ
ȞྶɂལɈᇻఱɅɄȽɀȱɘȞɘȱȹă‫ۺ‬๿ാᇾȦᆛ࢔௱Ɂ
ȜȞȺ Ȼ ȲɡȠ Ʉɭ ɍɝȩ ɇɭ ȹ
ߖȱȞႴ໲ɬ‫ݿ‬ȮȱɀȞɥ ࠰ ɅĂණ ௫ Ɂɉ‫ ݝ‬࿄ ༃ɜॄȽɀ
ȞȹɈɁȱȹă

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 Translator’s Notes

1. There is no corresponding adverb for the mimetic word ȳȞȳȞ sui-

sui, so it was paraphrased as “with no trouble at all.”
2. The word sake is quite commonly known as “rice wine” or “alcohol” by
English speakers now, so it was directly rendered to preserve the nuance
of Japanese culture.
3. ࣢଴པ tamatebako is a magical object that first appeared in this folk-
tale, and takes the shape of a treasure box. It became widely known by
Japanese through this folktale, and a proverb was later created using this
word. The Japanese proverb, ȜȫɀɍȽȩɤ࣢଴པ Akete bikkuri ta-
matebako, literally means, “Open-and-be-shocked tamatebako,” and it
is used to express a big surprise. To preserve the nuance of this keyword,
this word was directly rendered as tamatebako followed by an explana-
tion.
4. The politeness of the turtle’s speech was expressed by the addition of “Sir”
in the beginning of his statement.

Vocabulary and Expressions

ɚȥȱɚȥȱ
š ಐ ę mukashi mukashi once example:
ɢȭɉɘ ɂȭɧ
upon a time ݁ ࿝ɂȞȠ ஒ ɬඪȽɀȞɘ
š ȜɥĤ aru ... some ... ȳȥă
example: Yokohama to iu tokoro o shitte
Ɍɂ ȧ
ȜɥఱȦȭȭɒᅰɘȱȹă imasu ka.
Aru hito ga koko e kimashita. Do you know the place called Yo-
Some person came here. kohama?
Ƞə ɓ ɤɡȠ ȱ
š ‫ޠ‬၃ umibe seashore š ࢱ ુ ryōshi fisherman
ɚɣ ȳ
š ഺ mura village š ୣɚ sumu to live, to reside
Ƞɣ ȱɘ ȹ ɧȠ
š ‫ۺ‬๿ാᇾ Urashima Tarō the example:
ȻȻ ɂȠȧɡȠ ȳ
name of the protagonist (Taro ࿳ɉຄ ࢶ ɅୣɭɁȞɘȳă
Urashima) Chichi wa Tōkyō ni sunde imasu.
š ĤɂȞȠĤ ... to iu ... ... called ... My father lives in Tokyo.

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 ȭȭɧ
š ఘ kokoro heart Toshokan ni iku to, Maiku-san
š ɞȯȱȞ yasashii kind ni aimashita.
ɩȥ ɜɈ
š ଭଞ wakamono young person When I went to the library, I saw
ɘȞ ɅȻ
š Ⴔ໲ mainichi every day Mike.
Ƞə ȻȞ
š ‫ ޠ‬umi sea, ocean š ழȯȞ chīsai small
Ɂ ȥɛ
š ୸ȥȫɥ dekakeru to go out š ࡭ kame turtle
ȯȥɄ ȥɛ ȭ
š ࢳ ɬȾɥ sakana o tsuru to š ࡭ Ɉા kame-no-ko baby turtle
ȞȽ Ɏȧ
fish š ‫ ྴێ‬ip-piki one small animal
ɂȱ Ȥ
š ༃ᇻȞȹ toshioita elderly, old š ȾȥɘȢɥ tsukamaeru to
ɂȠ
š Ȥ࿳ȯɭ otō-san father catch
ȥȜ əɄ
š Ȥၚȯɭ okā-san mother š ‫ޣ‬Ɂ mina de with every one as
ɞȱɄ
š ᅤ Ƞ yashinau to support a group
ɖȠ
someone for living š ႌ bō stick
ȥȢ
š ࡚ɥ kaeru to go home š ȾȽȾȩ tsuttsuku to poke
ɂ ȻɟȠ
š Ĥ ๫ ෂ ... tochū on the way ... š ȞȲɛɥ ijimeru to torment, to
ɉɘ
š ࿝ hama beach, seashore tease
ȭ Ƀɜ
š ાࢷ kodomo child š ȥɩȞȷȠɄ kawaisō na piti-
ȜȾ
š ୠɘɥ atsumaru to gather ful
ȯɩ Ȥɜ
š ഛȪ sawagu to make noise š ૃȠ omou to think
Ȟ ɜɈ
š Ɉȸȩ nozoku to peek š ౺ȧဘ ikimono living thing,
š Ĥɂ ...to when ... [grammar] creature
The particle ɂ to follows a verb š ĤɀɉȞȫɄȞ ... te wa ikenai
or an adjective in the plain form, must not do ...
Ȟ
and means “when ...” if the main š ঒Ƞ iu to say
ȹȳ
clause is in the past tense. š ஝ȫɥ tasukeru to save
ɀ
example: š ଴ te hand
ɂ ȱɡ ȥɭ Ȟ
ూங࠵Ʌ਄ȩɂĂʶɼʇȯɭ š Ɉȵɥ noseru to place on
Ȝ ɜɃ
Ʌ‫ޏ‬Ȟɘȱȹă š ᄋȳ modosu to return

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 ȭȢ
example: š ౾ koe voice
ȥɇ ɜɃ
Ȥࣸɬᄋȱɘȱȹă š ɏɤȥȢɥ furi-kaeru to turn
Okane o modoshimashita. around
ȤȤ
(I) returned the money. š ൥ȧȞ ōkii big
ɢɧȭ
š ࡈ ɐ yorokobu to be delighted š ȷɊ soba near
ȭȠ ɣ ɘȢ
š ৳ᅭ kōra the hard upper shell š ೐Ʌ mae ni earlier, before
ɦȞ
of a turtle š ȤᇏɅ o-rei ni to thank (him/
ȩɍ
š ଽ kubi neck her)
ɀ Ȝȱ ɤɟȠȪȠȲɡȠ
š ଴ഫ te ashi hands/arms and š ᆛ ࢔ ௱ Ryūgūjō the Dragon
feet/legs, limbs Palace (lit., the dragon-palace
Ⱥ
š ୸ȳ dasu to take something out castle)
Ȝɭ ɄȞ
š ȳȞȳȞ sui-sui [mimetic] š ‫ڨ‬໘ȳɥ annai suru to guide
ȵ Ʉȥ
swimming smoothly š ༬ෂ senaka back
Ȥɢ Ⱥ
š ‫܋‬Ȫ oyogu to swim š Ĥ୸ȳ ... dasu to start -ing
ɉȲ ȜȤ
š Ĥ ઻ɛɥ ... hajimeru to start š ಆȞ aoi blue
ȥȞȻɟȠ
-ing š ‫ ޠ‬ෂ kaichū in the sea
ȷȭ
š ฦ soko bottom š ȱɊɣȩ shibaraku for a while
ɜɃ ȩȪ
š ᄋɥ modoru to return š ಺ɥ moguru to go under
ȧɟȠ
example: š ࢖ Ʌ kyū ni suddenly
ȻȻ ɜɃ
࿳Ȧᄋɤɘȱȹă š ɘɩɤ mawari surroundings
Ȝȥ
Chichi ga modorimashita. š ცɥȞ akarui bright
My father returned. š Ʉɥ naru to become
Ʌ ȯɭ ɇɭ
š ໩Ăજ༃ ni-san-nen one or two š Ȝȹɤ atari vicinity, nearby
ȞȻ ɛɭ
years š ‫ێ‬ჶ ichimen the whole surface
ȯɭ Ȯ ȱɡȠ
š ɘȹ mata again š થ় ௒ sangoshō coral reef
ɏɇ ɚ
š ୖ fune boat š ৐ȭȠ mukō over there
ɤȽ ɋ
š Ƞȱɧ ushiro back š ᆏ༝Ʉ rippa na splendid
ɢ ɜɭ
š ঘɐ yobu to call out š ᄑ mon gate

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 ȠȾȩ ȹ
š ྰ ȱȞ utsukushii beautiful š ఍ɓɥ taberu to eat
Ȥɂ Ɍɛ ȯɘ ȹɈ
š ‫ݓ‬࿁ᅕ otohime-sama Princess š ߖȱȞ tanoshii fun, enjoyable
ɉɄ
Oto, Lady Otohime š Ȥሇȱȳɥ o-hanashi suru to
ȵɭ ȲȾ
š ಪ໲ senjitsu the other day talk
Ȝȷ ɠɛ
š ᄿɐ asobu to enjoy oneself š პ yume dream
ȭȢ
š ౾ koe voice š ĤɈɢȠɄ ... no yō na just like
š ȧɦȞɄ kirei na beautiful ...
ȤɃ ȳ
š ᅡɤ odori dance š ‫ݿ‬Ȯȳ sugosu to spend (time)
š Ĥȹɤ -tari to do ... and so on š ɂȭɧȦ tokoroga however
ȱɭ ɋȞ
[grammar] Verbs and adjectives š ఘ༯ shinpai worry
ɉɞ
in the tari-form can be created š ഁȞ hayai early
just by adding ɤ ri after their ta- š ĤȹȞ -tai to want to ... [gram-
form (plain past form) mar] ȹȞ follows a verb in the
examples: stem form and means “to want to
ȹ
఍ɓȹɤ tabetari ate do ...”
Ɉ
‫۝‬ɭȺɤ nondari drunk example:
Ʌ ɕɭ Ȟ
This form can be used to list ໲ႨɅ਄ȧȹȞɁȳă
actions and states as examples. Nihon ni iki-tai desu.
Make sure to end the sentence I want to go to Japan.
ɉȭ
with the appropriately conjugated š པ hako box
verb ȳɥ suru. š ȯɍȱȞ sabishii lonely
ɂȠ ȶɭ
example: š ຎ೓ tōzen natural, justified
Ƞȹ ȤɃ ȹɘ ɀ Ɋȭ
‫ݬ‬ȽȹɤĂᅡȽȹɤȱɘȱȹă š ࣢଴པ tamatebako tamate-box
ɜ
Utattari, odottari shimashita. š ૩Ⱦ motsu to hold
ȧ
(We) sang, danced, etc. š ࡜ɬȾȫɥ ki o tsukeru to be
ȯȫ
š Ȥ଼ o-sake alcohol, liquor careful
Ɉ ȫȽ
š ‫۝‬ɚ nomu to drink š ड़ȱɀ kesshite in no way
Ȼ ȷȠ Ȝ
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 ɚ ɛ ɉȞ
š ৐ȥȠ mukau to head towards š ᄆɅ໴ɥ me ni hairu to happen
Ⱦ
š ශȩ tsuku to arrive to see
ɢȠ ȳ
š ᅕા yōsu appearance, state š ȷȽɂ sotto quietly
ȱɧ
š ȳȽȥɤ sukkari completely š ཆȞ shiroi white
ȥ ȫɚɤ
š ဿɩɥ kawaru to change š ‫ ܬ‬kemuri smoke
Ɍɂ Ɂ
š ఱ hito person š ୸ɥ deru to come out
ȱ
š ඪɥ shiru to (get to) know š Ⱥɘɥ damaru to be silent
Ȳ ɐɭ
š ૵ယ jibun self š ȹȻɘȻ tachimachi in a
ȞȢ
š ‫ ݦ‬ie house moment
ɌȬ
š ȞȩɣĤɀɜ ikura ... te mo š ྶ hige beard, mustache
ȥə
no matter how ... š ལ kami hair
ə ɧȠ Ȳɭ
š ॽȾȥɥ mitsukaru to find š ᇻఱ rōjin old person
ȭɘ Ȼ ȲɡȠ
š ਲɥ komaru to be in trouble š ණ ௫ chijō above ground
ɂȧ Ʉɭ ɍɝȩɇɭ
š ȷɈ૪ sono toki at that time š ‫ݝ‬࿄ ༃ ɜ nanbyaku-nen mo
š ɏɂ futo casually, incidentally hundreds of years
ȹ
š ॄȾ tatsu to pass

Exercises
Select the most appropriate item in the parentheses.
Ƞɣȱɘ ȹ ɧȠ ɤɡȠȱɭ ɏɥ ɂȱ Ȥ
1. ‫ ۺ‬๿ാᇾɈ ᆤ పɉĪগȥȽȹɁȳĆ༃ᇻȞɀȞɘȱȹīă

Ƞɣȱɘ ȹ ɧȠ ȭ Ƀɜ Ȟ ɜɈ
2. ‫ ۺ‬๿ ാ ᇾ ɉા ࢷ ȹȻɅ౺ȧဘ ɬȞȲɛɀĪɉĆɜīȞȫɄȞɂ
Ȟ
঒Ȟɘȱȹă

Ƞɣȱɘ ȹ ɧȠ ɂɤ ȥɛ ȵ Ʉȥ ɤɟȠȪȠȲɡȠ Ȟ
3. ‫ ۺ‬๿ാᇾɉĪ෵Ć࡭īɈ༬ෂɅɈȽɀ ᆛ ࢔ ௱ Ʌ਄ȧɘȱȹă

ɤɟȠ ȪȠ ȲɡȠ Ȼ ȷȠ ȹ ȯȫ Ɉ Ɉ
4. ᆛ ࢔ ௱ ɁȮබ ഖ ɬ఍ ɓȹɤĂȤ ଼ ɬĪ‫ ۝‬ɭɁĆ‫ ۝‬ɭȺɤī
ȱɘȱȹă

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 ɤɡȠȱɭ ȱɭɋȞ ɉɞ ȥȢ
5. ȱɊɣȩȳɥɂĂᆤ పɈȭɂȦఘ ༯ɅɄȽɀഁȩȠȻɅĪ࡚ɥĆ
ȥȢ Ȥɜ
࡚ɤīȹȞɂૃȞɘȱȹă

ȤɂɌɛȯɘ ȹɘ ɀ Ɋȭ Ƞɣȱɘ ȹ ɧȠ
6. ‫ ݓ‬࿁ ᅕɉ࣢଴པɬ‫ ۺ‬๿ാᇾɅȜȬɘȱȹȦĂȶȽȹȞɅĪȜȫ
Ȟ
ɄȞɁĆȜȫɄȩɀīȩȺȯȞɂ঒Ȟɘȱȹă

ɚɣ Ȳ ɐɭ ȞȢ ȱ Ɍɂ
7. ഺɅȾȩɂĂ૵ယɈ‫ݦ‬ɉɄȩɄȽɀȞɀĂඪȽɀȞɥఱɉ
ĪȶɭȶɭĆȜɘɤīȞɘȵɭɁȱȹă

ȹɘ ɀ Ɋȭ ȱɧ ȫɚɤ Ɂ ȧ
8. ࣢଴པɬĪȜȫɥĆȜȫɀīɂĂཆȞ ‫ ܬ‬Ȧ୸ɀᅰɘȱȹă

Ƞɣȱɘ ȹ ɧȠ ɌȬ ȥə ȥȤ ȱɧ
9. ‫ ۺ‬๿ാᇾɈྶɂĪལĆࡃīɉȹȻɘȻཆȩɄȽɀȱɘȞɘȱȹă

Ƞɣ ȱɘ ȹ ɧȠ ɤɟȠ ȪȠ ȲɡȠ ȹɈ ɘȞ ɅȻ ȳ ȳ
10. ‫ ۺ‬๿ ാ ᇾ Ȧ ᆛ ࢔ ௱ Ɂߖ ȱȞႴ ໲ ɬĪ‫ݿ‬ȮȳĆ‫ݿ‬ȮȱɀȞɥī
ȜȞȺ Ȼ ȲɡȠ Ʉɭɍɝȩɇɭ ȹ
࠰ ɅĂණ ௫ Ɂɉ‫ ݝ‬࿄ ༃ɜॄȽɀȞȹɈɁȱȹă

Discussion Questions
1. What kind of person do you think Urashima Taro is? Describe him as
well as you can.

2. If you were Urashima Taro, would you stay in the Dragon Palace forever?

3. Have you ever had an experience of revisiting some place, only to find it
completely different than you remembered?

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