The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-08-26

gone about half way he began to fear that
perhaps there might be some hidden dam
ger. 1t seemed so odd TO be fetched sud
denly III that way by stranger. So he
said to the jelly fish:
"'What made you think of coming for
me2'
THE jelly fish answered. NV master
the king of the Dragons, wants you in
order to cut out your liver and give
1t as medicine to his wife, the queen,
who is sick
"Oh, that is your little game, is it7'
thought the monkey But he kept his
thoughts to himself, and only said: Moth
ing could please me better than to be Of
service TO their majesties. But it so hap
pens that left my liver hanging to a
branch of that big chestnut tree which
you found me skipping about on A liver
weighs good deal. So generally take
IL out and play without it during the day
time. We must go back for it, The
Jelly fish agreed that there was nothing
else TO be done under the circumstances.
For, silly creature that he was, he did
not see that the monkey was telling a
story in order to avoid getting killed and
having his liver used as medicine for the
fanciful young dragon queen.
when they reached the shore of mon
key land again, the monkey bounded OF
the Jelly fish's back and up To the topuost
no time Then he said, Il do not see my
liver here. Perhaps somebody has taken
II away. But | will look for It, You.
meantime, had better go back and tell
your master what has happened He
might be anxious If you did not get home
before dark
80 the Jelly fish started of a second
time, and when he got home he told the
dragon king everything Just as it had
happened. But the king few into a pas
sion with him for his stupidity, and hal
lowed to his officers, saying: Away
with this fellow; take him and beat him
to Jelly. Don't let a single bone remain
unbroken IN his body So the officers
seized him and beat him, as the king had
commanded. That is the reason why to
this very day Jelly fishes have no bones,
but are nothing more than a mass Of
pulp.
"As for the dragon queen, when she
found she could not have the monkeys
lver-why, she made up her mind that
the only thing to do was TO get well with
out it,"
Another of the fairy tales related to
Urashima, who is the Japanese Rip Van
Wrinkle. He married the Sea Gods
daughter, and, after living with her few
days, came back to his country to find
that his few days had been few hun
bred years, and that his family name was
little more than a myth.
These tales are now published in Japan
in English. To an American the books
themselves are no less interesting than
the tales. The stories are printed in
books Of fifteen or twenty pages. The
paper used in made of wood fiber, and Is
very similar TO thin blotting paper Only
one side is printed on. The covers are
Of similar paper. and the books are bound
with narrow strips Of silk which pass
four times through the book and are tied
on the front cover in neat little bows.
There are excellent illustrations,
Rrotesque and odd enough, scattered
through the pages. In addition TO the
illustrations, the type on some of the
pages is set in a most delicate colored
border ornamented with flowers and
fruits and vines, and with other more
fanciful creations.