I chose this section because I really enjoyed its poetic structure. I thought that it was simple and very pretty. The imagery was lovely to see. I like things with fairies and mystical creatures! I thought that it was going to end differently. Honestly, I thought that it would've been a love story instead of this, but that's okay. I don't know the Japanese word for fairy. That might be something to check into!
A fisherman says somethings about nature that I didn't really understand, but it was nice imagery. He thought that he heard a roar off of the shores somewhere. He thinks that he must have mistaken the sounds of nature for something else and carries on with his day. Then a fairy comes out of thin air, covered in feathery, white robes and a dulcimer. She is playing a pretty song by the sea. It sounds enchanting.
She lays her robe down and jumps into the waters below. The fisherman sees her robe and wants to take it for himself, thinking it will be sold for a great deal of money. The fairy comes back and asks for her robe back or she will not be able to fly again. At least that's how I interpreted the line. He says that he will not and she can walk instead. They argue back and forth and he's being kind of mean, demanding she dance for him.
She yells at him again and he is overcome by shame and gives the robe back. Her wings are colored like rainbows. She danced in the moonlight and played her dulcimer again. The fisherman watched, lovingly this time. I think he should have done this the first time. The poem ends about how it began with the fisherman hearing something and her disappearing from where she came from.
Tennin (Wikimedia Commons)
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