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Urashima Tarō(浦島 太郎) is the protagonist of a Japanese fairy tale (otogi banashi), who in a typical modern version is a fishermanrewarded for rescuing a turtle, and carried on its back to the Dragon Palace (Ryūgū-jō) beneath the sea. There he is entertained by the princess Otohime[a] as a reward. He spends what he believes to be several days with the princess, but when he returns to his home village, he discovers he has been gone for at least 100 years. When he opens the forbidden jewelled box (tamatebako), given to him by Otohime on his departure, he turns into an old man. 
Urashima Tarō and princess of Horai, by Matsuki Heikichi (1899)
The tale originates from the legend of Urashimako(Urashima no ko or Ura no Shimako[b]) recorded in various pieces of literature dating to the 8th century, such as the Fudoki for Tango Province, Nihon Shoki, and the Man'yōshū.
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no good deed goes unpunished ???
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Urashima Tarō and princess of Horai, by Matsuki Heikichi (1899)The tale originates from the legend of Urashimako(Urashima no ko or Ura no Shimako[b]) recorded in various pieces of literature dating to the 8th century, such as the Fudoki for Tango Province, Nihon Shoki, and the Man'yōshū.
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no good deed goes unpunished ???
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