The Japanese fairy book . nter took his brothers much-prized fishinghook and rod and went down to the seashore and sat on therocks. He baited his hook and then threw it into the seaclumsily. He sat and gazed at the little float bobbing up anddown in the water, and longed for a good fish to come and becaught. Every time the buoy moved a little he pulled up hisrod, but there was never a fish at the end of it, only the hookand the bait. If he had known how to fish properly, he wouldhave been able to catch plenty of fish, but although he was thegreatest hunter in the land he could not help being t
The Japanese fairy book . nter took his brothers much-prized fishinghook and rod and went down to the seashore and sat on therocks. He baited his hook and then threw it into the seaclumsily. He sat and gazed at the little float bobbing up anddown in the water, and longed for a good fish to come and becaught. Every time the buoy moved a little he pulled up hisrod, but there was never a fish at the end of it, only the hookand the bait. If he had known how to fish properly, he wouldhave been able to catch plenty of fish, but although he was thegreatest hunter in the land he could not help being the mostbungling fisher. The whole day passed in this way, while he sat on therocks holding the fishing rod and waiting in vain for his luckto turn. At last the day began to darken, and the eveningcame; still he had caught not a single fish. Drawing up hisline for the last time before going home, he found that he hadlost his hook without even knowing when he had dropped it. The Happy Hunter and the Skilful Fisher. 155 V.^K. The Happy Hunter in vain besought his Brother to Pardon him. 156 Japanese Fairy Book. He now began to feel extremely anxious, for he knew thathis brother would be angry at his having lost his hook for, itbeing his only one, he valued it above all other things. TheHappy Hunter now set to work to look among the rocks andon the sand for the lost hook, and while he was searching toand fro, his brother, the Skilful Fisher, arrived on the had failed to find any game while hunting that day, andwas not only in a bad temper, but looked fearfully cross. Whenhe saw the Happy Hunter searching about on the shore he knewthat something must have gone wrong, so he said at once: What are you doing, my brother ? The Happy Hunter went forward timidly, for he feared hisbrothers anger, and said : Oh, my brother, I have indeed done badly. What is the matter ?—what have you done ? asked theelder brother impatiently. I have lost your precious fishing hook While he was sti
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