The Japanese fairy book . ecomepowerful and rich. Now in the midst of enjoying what did notbelong to him, and hoping that his brother might never returnto claim his rights, quite unexpectedly there stood the HappyHunter before him. The Skilful Fisher feigned forgiveness, for he could makeno more excuses for sending his brother away again, but in hisheart he was very angry and hated his brother more and more,till at last he could no longer bear the sight of him dayafter day, and planned and watched for an opportunity tokill him. One day when the Happy Hunter was walking in the ricefields his br
The Japanese fairy book . ecomepowerful and rich. Now in the midst of enjoying what did notbelong to him, and hoping that his brother might never returnto claim his rights, quite unexpectedly there stood the HappyHunter before him. The Skilful Fisher feigned forgiveness, for he could makeno more excuses for sending his brother away again, but in hisheart he was very angry and hated his brother more and more,till at last he could no longer bear the sight of him dayafter day, and planned and watched for an opportunity tokill him. One day when the Happy Hunter was walking in the ricefields his brother followed him with a dagger. The HappyHunter knew that his brother was following him to kill him,and he felt that now, in this hour of great danger, was the timeto use the Jewels of the Flow and Ebb of the Tide and provewhether what the Sea King had told him was true or not. 174 Japanese Fairy Book. So he took out the Jewel of the Flood Tide from the bosomof his dress and raised it to his forehead. Instantly over the. He took out the Jewel of the Flood Tide. fields and over the farms the sea came rolling in wave uponwave till it reached the spot where his brother was Skilful Fisher stood amazed and terrified to see what was The Happy Hunter and the Skilful Fisher. 175 happening. In another minute he was struggling in the waterand calling on his brother to save him from drowning. The Happy Hunter had a kind heart and could not bear thesight of his brothers distress. He at once put back the Jewelof the Flood Tide and took out the Jewel of the Ebb sooner did he hold it up as high as his forehead than thesea ran back and back, and ere long the tossing rolling floodshad vanished, and the farms and fields and dry land appearedas before. The Skilful Fisher was very frightened at the peril of deathin which he had stood, and was greatly impressed by thewonderful things he had seen his brother do. He learned nowthat he was making a fatal mistake to set himself a
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