Green willow and other Japanese fairy tales . llthe quiet graves. Thou art nothing different fromthe moon of old. He said, Here are my sons graves and their 213 URASHIMA xxvii sons graves. Poor Urashima, there is no manmore dead than he. Yet am I lonely among theghosts. . Who will comfort me ? said Urashima. The night wind sighed and nothing more. Then he went back to the seashore. Whowill comfort me ? cried Urashima. But the skywas unmoved, and the mountain waves of the searolled on. Urashima said, There is the casket. Andhe took it from his sleeve and opened it. Thererose from it a faint whi
Green willow and other Japanese fairy tales . llthe quiet graves. Thou art nothing different fromthe moon of old. He said, Here are my sons graves and their 213 URASHIMA xxvii sons graves. Poor Urashima, there is no manmore dead than he. Yet am I lonely among theghosts. . Who will comfort me ? said Urashima. The night wind sighed and nothing more. Then he went back to the seashore. Whowill comfort me ? cried Urashima. But the skywas unmoved, and the mountain waves of the searolled on. Urashima said, There is the casket. Andhe took it from his sleeve and opened it. Thererose from it a faint white smoke that floated awayand out to the far horizon. I grow very weary, said Urashima. In amoment his hair turned as white as snow. Hetrembled, his body shrank, his eyes grew that had been so young and lusty swayed andtottered where he stood. I am old, said Urashima. He made to shut the casket lid, but dropped it,saying, Nay, the vapour of smoke is gone forever. What matters it ? He laid down his length upon the sand anddied. 214. TAMAMO, THE FOX MAIDEN Face page 215 XXVIII TAMAMO, THE FOX MAIDEN A pedlar journeyed with his pack upon the greathigh-road which leads to the city of Kioto. Hefound a child sitting all alone by the wayside. Well, my little girl, he said, and whatmake you all alone by the wayside ? What do you, said the child, with a staffand a pack, and sandals outworn ? I am bound for Kioto, and the MikadosPalace, to sell my gauds to the ladies of theCourt. Ah, said the child, take me too. What is your name, my little girl ? I have no name. Whence come you ? I come from nowhere. You seem to be about seven years old. I have no age. Why are you here ? I have been waiting for you. How long have you waited ? For more than a hundred years. The Pedlar laughed. 215 TAMAMO, THE FOX MAIDEN xxvm Take me to Kioto, said the child. You may come if you will, said the they went their ways together, and in timethey came to Kioto and to the Mikados the
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