URASHIMA TARO

In the olden days, in the land of Japan, there lived a man named Urashima Taro. He was a skilled fisherman and also a very kindly person.

One day, when he was walking on the beach, he saw a group of children poking something with a stick. When he walked up, he saw that it was a large sea turtle, which had large sad eyes.

Urashima Taro did not like to see an animal suffer, and he knew that turtles were ancient and wise creatures. He said to the children, “Why are you doing that? Leave the poor turtle alone,