Show i if f Japanese an se Legends ege ds Of Chrysanthemums s n Many myths have been woven about the national flower of Japan the tho chrysanthemum Kiku is the Japanese name name- for It Lt it One old legend tells about a a- Chinese r who learned that in an island far east of his kingdom a beautiful flower yielded the elixir of life lite But only the pure hearted could touch it otherwise it would lose its marvel marvel- J ous ou s qualities This prevented the king kine J c and his court from attempting to to- find the rare plant J J The king followed the suggestion o of one of his sages and sent youths s and maidens in search of the unknown z Island The quest for tor th the chrysanthemum mum which was was was' to bring perpetual perpetua z S a south the king and his court court was wasi 3 i 1 bY the old sage They found the the wise man manset set up pP a king king- dom there with himself as as' as asking king anI and ji- ji centuries all lived happily land and wen well The island was Japan |