đ The Story of Urashima Taro / æ”Šćł¶ć€Șéăźă話
đ️ 1. A Kind Fisherman
EN: Once upon a time in Japan, there was a kind young fisherman named Urashima Taro. He lived in a small village by the sea. Every day, he went fishing and gave extra fish to hungry people. He loved the sea and all the animals in it. JP: ăăăăăă、æ„æŹăźć°ăăȘæ”·èŸșăźæă«、æ”Šćł¶ć€ȘéăšăăèŠȘćăȘéè ăźæŒćž«ăăăŸăă。æŻæ„éăéŁăŁăŠăŻ、ăè čăç©șăăăäșșăăĄă«ćăăŠăăăŸăă。æŒćž«ăźć€ȘéăŻæ”·ăæ”·ăźćç©ăć€§ć„œăă§ăă。
đȘł 2. The Turtle in Trouble
EN: One day, Urashima Taro saw some children hurting a little turtle. "Stop! Don't hurt the turtle!" he said. He saved the turtle and gently placed it back into the sea. The turtle looked at him and swam away happily. JP: ăăæ„、ć€ȘéăŻćă©ăăăĄăć°ăăȘă«ăĄăăăăăŠăăăźăèŠăŸăă。「ăăăȘăă！ă«ăĄăăăăăȘăă§！」ăšć€ȘéăŻèšăăŸăă。ć€ȘéăŻă«ăĄăć©ăăŠ、ăăŁăšæ”·ă«èżăăŸăă。ă«ăĄăŻć€ȘéăèŠă€ăăŠ、ăăăăăă«æłłăă§ăăăŸăă。
đ 3. A Magical Invitation
EN: The next day, the turtle came back. To Taro’s surprise, it spoke! "Thank you for saving me. I am a turtle from the Dragon Palace under the sea. Please come with me. The Princess wants to meet you." JP: æŹĄăźæ„、ă«ăĄăæ»ăŁăŠăăŸăă。ć€ȘéăăłăŁăăăăăš、ă«ăĄă話ăăŻăăăŸăă。「ć©ăăŠăăăŠăăăăšă。ç§ăŻæ”·ăźç«ćźźćăăæ„ăŸăă。ă槫ăăŸăăăȘăă«äŒăăăăŁăŠăăŸă。ă©ăăäžç·ă«æ„ăŠăă ăă。」
⚓️ 4. To the Dragon Palace
EN: Taro climbed onto the turtle’s back. They went deep, deep into the sea. Soon, they arrived at the beautiful Dragon Palace. The walls were made of coral, and fish danced in the water. Princess Otohime welcomed him with a smile. JP: ć€ȘéăŻă«ăĄăźèäžă«äčăŁăŠ、æ”·ăźć„„æ·±ăăžăšéČăżăŸăă。ăăăŠ、çŸăăç«ćźźćă«çăăŸăă。ćŁăŻă”ăłăŽă§ă§ăăŠăăŠ、éăăĄăèžăŁăŠăăŸăă。ăăšăČăæ§ăă«ăă«ăăăŠèżăăŠăăăŸăă。
đ 5. A Happy Time
EN: Taro spent many happy days in the palace. He ate delicious food and watched the sea animals dance. He laughed and smiled. But after a while, he missed his family and his village. JP: æ”Šćł¶ć€ȘéăŻç«ćźźćă§æ„œăăæ„ă ăéăăăŸăă。ăăăăéŁăčç©ăéŁăčăŠ、æ”·ăźćç©ăăĄăźèžăăèŠăŠ、性çŹăăăŸăă。ă§ă、ăă°ăăăăăš、柶æăæăæăăăȘăăŸăă。
đ 6. The Mysterious Box
EN: Taro told the Princess he wanted to go home. She said, "You may go, but please take this box. It's called a tamatebako. Never open it." Taro promised and took the box. JP: ć€ȘéăŻ「柶ă«ćž°ăăăă§ă」ăšă槫ăăŸă«èšăăŸăă。ăăšăČăæ§ăŻ、「ăăăăŸăă。ă§ă、ăăźçź±ăæăŁăŠăăŁăŠăă ăă。çæçź±ăšăăăŸă。æ±șăăŠéăăŠăŻăăăŸăăă」ăšèšăăŸăă。æ”Šćł¶ć€ȘéăŻçŽæăăŠ、ăăźçź±ăćăćăăŸăă。
⏱️ 7. Everything Has Changed
EN: When Taro returned to his village, everything was different. His house was gone. The people were different. He asked about his family—but no one knew them. Many years had passed! JP: æ”Šćł¶ć€Șéăæă«æ»ăăš、ăăčăŠăć€ăăŁăŠăăŸăă。èȘćăźćź¶ăăȘă、äșșă ăç„ăăȘăäșșă°ăăă§ăă。「ç§ăźćź¶æăŻă©ăă§ăă？」ăšèăăŸăăă、èȘ°ăç„ăăŸăăă§ăă。äœććčŽăç”ăŁăŠăăăźă§ă！
đł️ 8. The Box Opens
EN: Taro was so sad and confused. He forgot his promise and opened the box. Poof! A white smoke came out. Suddenly, Taro turned into an old man with white hair. The box held all the years he missed. JP: æ”Šćł¶ć€ȘéăŻăšăŠăæČăă、æ··äč±ăăŸăă。ăăăŠ、çŽæăćżăăŠçæçź±ăéăăŠăăŸăăŸăă。ăœăăŁ！çœăăăăăćșăŠăăŠ、ć€ȘéăŻăăĄăŸăĄçœé«Șăźèäșșă«ăȘăŁăŠăăŸăăŸăă。çź±ăźäžă«ăŻ、怱ăăăćčŽæăć „ăŁăŠăăăźă§ă。
đ 9. The Lesson
EN: Urashima Taro sat by the sea, remembering the palace, the turtle, and Princess Otohime. He learned that time is precious, and promises are important. The sea whispered gently, as if to comfort him. JP: æ”Šćł¶ć€ȘéăŻæ”·ăźăă°ă«ćș§ăăȘăă、ç«ćźźćăă«ăĄ、ăăšăČăæ§ăźăăšăæăćșăăŸăă。ćœŒăŻ、æéăŻăšăŠă性ćă§、çŽæăŻćźăăȘăăă°ăȘăăȘăăăšăćŠăłăŸăă。æ”·ăźæłąăŻ、ăŸăă§ćœŒăăȘăăăăăăă«、éăă«ăăăăăŠăăŸăă。
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