The Japanese fairy book . re, for the phosphorus shonewith double brilliancy in honour of the event. Now for a time the Dragon King and his bride lived veryhappily. They loved each other dearly, and the bridegroomday after day took delight in showing his bride all thewonders and treasures of his coral Palace, and she was nevertired of wandering with him through its vast halls and seemed to them both like a long summers day. Two months passed in this happy way, and then theDragon Queen fell ill and was obliged to stay in bed. TheKing was sorely troubled when he saw his precious bri
The Japanese fairy book . re, for the phosphorus shonewith double brilliancy in honour of the event. Now for a time the Dragon King and his bride lived veryhappily. They loved each other dearly, and the bridegroomday after day took delight in showing his bride all thewonders and treasures of his coral Palace, and she was nevertired of wandering with him through its vast halls and seemed to them both like a long summers day. Two months passed in this happy way, and then theDragon Queen fell ill and was obliged to stay in bed. TheKing was sorely troubled when he saw his precious bride so ill,and at once sent for the fish doctor to come and give her somemedicine. He gave special orders to the servants to nurse hercarefully and to wait upon her with diligence, but in spite of The Jelly Fish and the Monkey. 191 all the nurses assiduous care and the medicine that the doctorprescribed, the young Queen showed no signs of recovery, butgrew daily worse. Then the Dragon King interviewed the doctor and blamed. t£X^ The Dragon King Blamed the Doctor tor not Curing the Queen. him for not curing the Queen. The doctor was alarmed atRin Jins evident displeasure, and excused his want of skillby saying that although he knew the right kind of medicine togive the invalid, it was impossible to find it in the sea. Do you mean to tell me that you cant get the medicinehere ? asked the Dragon Kinff. 192 Japanese Fairy Book. It is just as you say! said the doctor. Tell me what it is you want for the Queen ? demandedRin Jin. I want the liver of a live monkey ! answered the doctor. The liver of a live monkey ! Of course that will be mostdifficult to get, said the King. If we could only get that for the Queen, Her Majestywould soon recover, said the doctor. Very well, that decides it; we must get it somehow orother. But where are we most likely to find a monkey?asked the King. Then the doctor told the Dragon King that some distanceto the south there was a Monkey Island where a grea
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