Project Gutenberg 2008-05-25 Public domain in the USA. 128 Chamberlain, Basil Hall 1850 1935 Chamberlain, B. H. (Basil Hall) Saru no ikigimo. English The Silly Jelly-Fish Told in English Produced by Jacqueline Jeremy, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Silly Jelly-Fish" by Basil Hall Chamberlain is a whimsical fairy tale likely written during the early 20th century. This children's story revolves around fantastical elements featuring dragons and a jellyfish, encapsulating themes of adventure and humor. The narrative is centered on the trials of a young dragon queen and highlights the lengths to which her husband, the dragon king, will go to secure a cure for her sickness. In the story, the dragon queen falls ill and insists on eating a live monkey's liver as a remedy, prompting the dragon king to send his jellyfish servant on a quest to fetch a monkey. After successfully finding a monkey, the cunning creature spins a tale to avoid being captured, ultimately leading the jellyfish back to the dragon king empty-handed. The jellyfish faces punishment for his naiveté, which is humorously linked to the jellyfish's characteristic lack of bones. By the end, the dragon queen resolves to recover on her own, illustrating a blend of absurdity and moral lesson inherent in classic fairy tales. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Fairy tales -- Japan PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Humour Category: Adventure Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore 37037 2025-08-10T12:21:33.791842 text/html 33546 2021-01-03T15:54:26 text/html 834206 2025-08-10T12:21:37.559854 application/epub+zip 832583 2025-08-10T12:21:35.433792 application/epub+zip 74741 2025-08-10T12:21:34.384823 application/epub+zip 917383 2025-08-10T12:21:39.162846 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 909002 2025-08-10T12:21:36.904817 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 135413 2022-09-12T05:01:10.407330 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 26919 2025-08-10T12:21:33.480876 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 26723 2021-01-03T15:54:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 3966282 2008-06-12T13:15:09 application/octet-stream 3520656 2008-06-12T13:15:09 application/octet-stream 3789132 2008-06-12T13:15:09 application/octet-stream 28448 2008-06-12T13:15:09 application/octet-stream 3514713 2008-06-12T13:15:09 application/octet-stream 27107 2008-06-12T13:15:09 application/octet-stream 29468 2008-06-12T13:15:09 application/octet-stream 2930413 2008-06-12T13:15:09 application/octet-stream 30410 2008-06-12T13:15:09 application/octet-stream 2985465 2008-06-12T13:15:09 application/octet-stream 3848978 2008-06-12T13:15:09 application/octet-stream 28308 2008-06-12T13:15:09 application/octet-stream 32095 2008-06-12T13:15:09 application/octet-stream 3039241 2008-06-12T13:15:09 application/octet-stream 31255 2008-06-12T13:15:09 application/octet-stream 2748005 2008-06-12T13:15:09 application/octet-stream 3125208 2008-06-12T13:15:09 application/octet-stream 29392 2008-06-12T13:15:09 application/octet-stream 3188930 2008-06-12T13:15:09 application/octet-stream 23035 2008-06-12T13:15:09 application/octet-stream 3482509 2008-06-12T13:15:10 application/octet-stream 3789066 2008-06-12T13:15:10 application/octet-stream 36071 2025-08-10T12:21:39.301810 application/rdf+xml 12171 2025-08-10T12:21:34.867818 image/jpeg 3213 2025-08-10T12:21:34.628795 image/jpeg 755416 2021-01-03T15:54:26 application/octet-stream application/zip 10065 2021-01-03T15:54:26 application/octet-stream application/zip 815819 2025-08-10T12:21:33.830789 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia