I love World folk tales and would like to depict a series in paper collage,in a simple, primitive style.This is the first one... Urashima Taro is a Japanese folk tale about a fisherman who embarks on a wondrous adventure...After saving a sea turtle from a beating by a group of children,the turtle introduces herself as the Princess of the Dragon Palace. To reward Taro for his rescue, she invites & transports him to the watery palace under the sea.He delights in fine banquet food and entertainment but when he finally returns home,100 years have passed!Looking into the box given as a departing gift,he finds a crane feather,a puff of smoke and a mirror. Magic ensued and Taro became transformed into a crane. His turtle princess rejoined him at the shore and it's said that they engaged in a beautiful dance, the origin of the famous crane & turtle dance performed in the Ise Ondo, or chorus.