uraschimataro drew near to the village with quick and joyful steps . he saw the smoke curling through the roof , and the thatch where green plants had thickly sprouted . he heard the children shouting and calling , and from a window that he passed came the twang of the koto , and everything seemed to cry a welcome for his return . yet suddenly he felt a pang at his heart as he wandered down the street . after all , everything was changed . neither men nor houses were those he once knew . quickly he saw his old home ; yes , it was still there , but it had a strange look . anxiously he knocked at the door , and asked the woman who opened it after his parents . but she did not know their names , and could give him no news of them . still more disturbed , he rushed to the burying ground , the only place that could tell him what he wished to know . here at any rate he would find out what it all meant . and he was right . in a moment he stood before the grave of his parents , and the date written on the stone was almost exactly the date when they had lost their son , and he had forsaken them for the daughter of the sea . and so he found that since he had deft his home , three hundred years had passed by . shuddering with horror at his discovery he turned back into the village street , hoping to meet some one who could tell him of the days of old . but when the man spoke , he knew he was not dreaming , though he felt as if he had lost his senses .
his parent did not live in the old house anymore .
why did uraschimataro's old house have a strange look ?
why did uraschimataro's old house have a strange look ?