The deity of sea, father of the fair lady, invited Hikohohodedemi-no-mikoto to his palace and offered him a seat courteously. As soon as Hikohohodemi-no-mikoto sat down the piled cushion, the deity of sea asked him the reason why he came there. Hikohohodemi-no-mikoto explained him details about the trouble with his elder brother. Then the deity of sea convened all of large and small fishes and asked them whether they have any one in their minds. They answered in a voice,” We don’t know anything, but a red snapper has a mouth disease now a day.” Thus the deity made the red snapper open his tightly closed mouth and found in it the lost fishhook of the elder brother!
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