. The unmannerly tiger, and other Korean tales. om up and down the stream,and in front of them, the fish were swimmingtoward East Light, poking their noses out of thewater as if they would say : Get on our backs and well save crowded together in so dense a mass thaton their spines a bridge was soon formed, onwhich men could stand, Quick ! shouted East Light to his compan-ions, let us fly. Behold the kings horsemencoming down the hill after us. So over the bridge of fish backs, scaly and fullof spiny fins, the four young men fled over thewaters. As soon as they gained the oppositeshore
. The unmannerly tiger, and other Korean tales. om up and down the stream,and in front of them, the fish were swimmingtoward East Light, poking their noses out of thewater as if they would say : Get on our backs and well save crowded together in so dense a mass thaton their spines a bridge was soon formed, onwhich men could stand, Quick ! shouted East Light to his compan-ions, let us fly. Behold the kings horsemencoming down the hill after us. So over the bridge of fish backs, scaly and fullof spiny fins, the four young men fled over thewaters. As soon as they gained the oppositeshore, the bridge of fishes dissolved. Yet scarcelyhad they swum away, when those who werein pursuit had gained the waters edge, on thefurthest side. In vain the kings soldiers shottheir war arrows to kill East Light and his threecompanions. The shafts fell short and the river?was too deep and wide to swim their horses the four young men escaped safely. Marching on further a few miles, East Lightmet three strange persons, who seemed to be. Shouted East Light, Let us tlee! EAST LIGHT 19 awaiting his coming. They welcomed himwarmly and invited him to be their king andrule over their city. The first was dressed inseaweed, the second in hempen garments andthe third in embroidered robes. These menrepresented the three classes of society; firstfishermen and hunters; second farmers andartisans; and lastly rulers of the tribes. So in this land named Fuyu, rich in the fivegrains, wheat, rice and millet, bean and sugar-cane, the new king was joyfully welcomed byhis new subjects. The men were tall, brave, andcourteous. Besides being good archers, theyrode horses skilfully. They ate out of bowlswith chop-sticks and used round dishes at theirfeasts. They wore ornaments of large pearlsand jewels of red jade cut and polished. The Fuyu people gave the fairest virgin intheir realm to be the bride of King East Lightand she became a gracious queen, greatly belovedof her subjects and many child
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