Fairy Tale Studies (Continued from page 637) hook! I must have my hook, you must find it and give it back to me! The Happy Hunter O my Brother, forgive me, I could not help it! Here is my beloved sword. I will cut it in pieces and make five hundred hooks. Here, take these. I will give you all these made from my precious sword. The Lucky Fisherman No, I will have none of them. I want my hook, my precious hook! ACT II The Search for the Hook SCENE I-The Happy Hunter and the Sword-Father The Sea-Shore Happy Hunter I have looked everywhere for the hook, but of course I could not find it. I thought it might have been washed up on the shore by the waves. But one might as well look for a particular grain of sand in all this seashore as to try to find that hook! What shall I do? My Brother will never forgive me! (Sits on a rock and weeps.) Sword-Father My Son, why do you weep? What is your sorrow? Happy Hunter I have lost my Brother's hook. Sword-Father Some fish ate it. I will help you get it! Happy Hunter You! Who are you? Where did you come from? I did not see you coming! And how can I get the fish? Sword-Father I am the Sword-Father and I will tell you how to get back the hook: Go you to yonder mountain climb, Let not the water soften. When made thy boat, jump quick nor fail, SCENE II - The Realm of the Sea-King The Coral Palace of the Sea-King, water all about it. A palace gate of loveliest agate. Outside the gate a well and overhanging katsura trees. The Happy Hunter, Princess Umi-Ume, her Lady, and the Dragon-King Happy Hunter I have looked at every fish I passed, but I have not seen a sign of the lost hook. And this boat has seemed to fly through the water of its own accord in some mysterious way ever since I jumped in and found myself out on the water. I was careful to make it just as the Sword-Father told me and then do exactly as he said. Perhaps my boat will take me to better luck. But what is this? It looks like a gate. It is a Palace-Gate of loveliest agate. And there is a well outside the gate under those katsura trees. I'm thirsty, but I have no cup. I'll peep in at the gate. Here comes a lovely Princess and her Lady, bearing golden pitchers to draw water. I'd better climb that tree! Lady (dipping in her pitcher) There's a man in the bottom of the well! Come, see, O Princess! Princess Umi-Ume (looks in the well, sees the reflection and discovers a man in the tree) Ah! Happy Hunter (coming down) Most lovely Lady, I am a traveler and I was very thirsty, so I came to this well, hoping to get a drink. But, having no cup, I climbed up into this tree to wait for some one to come. Therefore I beseech your gracious Augustness, kindly give me some water to drink, for I am a stranger from a far lard. Princess Umi-Ume Ard will you rot horor us by telling. us who you are? Happy Hunter I am Prince Hohccemi, the fourth Mikoto, the great grandson of Amaterasu, the Sun-Goddess. They call me the Happy Hunter of the Mountains, I was fishing and lost the precious hook belonging to my Brother, the Lucky Fisherman. I cannot return home until I find it! Princess Umi-Ume. And are you indeed the great-grandson of the Sun-Goddess? I am most happy to meet you! I am Princess Umi-Ume, the "Sea-Plum," and my Father is the King of the Sea-Dragons; and this is my Lady. Here is a drink, kind Sir, and I hope you will stay awhile. (Offers him her jeweled cup) I will show you all the wonders of my Father's Palace. You can see its walls of coral through the trees. And have you ever seen such trees as ours, with leaves of emerald and berries, scarlet rubies? And most beautiful of all, you will see lovely dragons with tails of gold and scales of silver. Here it is summer always and fruit is always on the trees. And men never come here. Happy Hunter Thank you, you are very kind to ask me to stay. I should love to see your beautiful home. token of respect. With his sword he cuts off one of the mara(Drinks, raising the jeweled cup high up to his forehead in tama, strange carved jewels, a necklace of which he wore, places it in the cup, and returns it) Princess Umi-Ume (aside to her Lady) He must be very wealthy to give away such a wonderful jewel. (To the Prince) My Lady and I will escort you to my Father's Palace. Ryn Gnu, the Palace of Ryn Jin, the King of the Sea-Dragons, a few days later Princess Umi-Ume, the Happy Hunter, the Cuttle-Fish and the Fishes Princess Umi-Ume You have been here only a few days. But you look sad. Why are you anxious? Happy Hunter I must find my Brother's hook! Princess Umi-Ume I will help you get it. I will call a Council of every Fish in the sea and ask the Fishes about it: Ho, you Fishes of the Sea, Big and little, come to me! From your haunts of coral tree, From your homes of sea-weed flee; Hither haste, come quick, to me! (Fishes come: the Cuttle-Fish, Gold-Fish, Herring, CongerEel, Coffer-Fish, Ray, Star-Fish, Jelly-Fish, Shrimp, Crat, Tortoise, Sole, Plaice, Sword-Fish, Rock-Fish and Salmon.) Make a circle about me so I can see you all. Are you all here? Has anyone seen a hook? One is lost and I wast to find it. Are you all here? I do not see the Tai. Has anyone seen him? Cuitle-Fish The Tai may have taken it. For two days he has not eaten a mouthful and he has been complaining of a bad throat. I will go fetch him. (Exit Cuttle-Fish b The Cuttle-Fish and the Tai The Princess and all the Fish, the Cuitle-Fish and the Tai Fish in a circle about her. And why did you not come Princess Umi-Ume (all the Cuttle-Fish enters with the Tai) when I called you? Tai (feebly, all out of breath) Your Majesty, I've been ill! Princess Umi-Ume Do not say another word! Open your mouth! There is the precious hook I want! Keep your mouth wide open! Cuttle-Fish I will get it out for you, Princess! I can see well when I stand on two legs and I can hold his mouth open with one foot and grasp the hook with another. Here it is, O Princess! Tai (Aside-Nobody knows how glad I am!) Indeed it is not my fault! It looked like a plump little fish! I did not see the line till I felt it pull. Then I pulled and the string broke. But the hook stuck. Princess Umi-Ume You may depart unpunished, for I have the hook. But I thought all my fishes had learned not to be tempted by a hook. You may go home now. Take a rest until your red swollen face and sore throat are better! (Exit Tai) Ryn Gnu, the Palace of Ryn Jin, the King of the Sea-Dragons The Happy Hunter, Princess Umi-Ume and the Crocodile Happy Hunter Now that I have found the lost hook I must return home. Princess Umi-Ume But wait! Perhaps your Brother will not receive you. He may not wish the hook because of your long delay. Here are two jewels; they are very precious, the most precious of the Sea-Dragon's treasures, the Nanjiu, or "Jewel of the Flood-Tide," and the Kanjiu or "Jewel of the Ebb Tide." Do you but take them and they will protect you from all harm. Happy Hunter But what must I do with them? Princess Umi-Ume I will tell you. Hold this one out over the water and say: Happy Hunter You are my guardian angel! How can I thank you, my dear Princess? I am most sorry to leave you, but I must go to return the hook. Then I will come again. Farewell! Princess Umi-Ume Come, Crocodile. Take the Prince to his home in the land of the Sun-Goddess! Do you, my dear Prince, jump on his back and he will carry you safely, for he is ten fathoms long and my Father, the Sea-King, has sent him for you. Farewell! not receive me. He always was an irascible Prince. He used my absence to usurp my kingdom and rule in my stead He would not take back his hook when I gave it to him. And he would not give me my bow and arrows. And now he has tried to harm me! My own precious arrow shot from my bow refused to hit me, as I walked through the rice-fields by the sea. Then quickly I held my first shining jewel out over the water and called: "Rise, High Flood-Tide, rise, And immediately the waters fell and dried up. I hope we can be friends when we meet! Daimio Here comes the Lucky Fisherman, hastening! Lucky Fisherman (Enters, falling at his Brother's feet) Brother, here are your bow and arrows. Forgive me! Take this iron country, O Happy Hunter, and may you flourish like the sheltered pine-tree and rule over this land! Happy Hunter Rise up, my Elder Brother! I forgive you, and may we be friends forever! All our trouble was caused by our trying to do something which we did not know how to do. Here is your hook. I visited the realm of the wonderful King of the Sea-Dragons. His Daughter, the Princess, found it for me in the mouth of the Tai. Lucky Fisherman The Gods are with thee! 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