Folk Legends of Japan. Richard M. Dorson

      

      FOLK LEGENDS OF JAPAN

      FOLK LEGENDS OF JAPAN

      by RICHARD M. DORSON

      Chairman, Folklore Program

       Indiana University

      illustrated by YOSHIE NOGUCHI

      CHARLES E. TUTTLE COMPANY: PUBLISHERS

       Rutland, Vermont Tokyo, Japan

      European Representatives

       Continent: BOXERBOOKS, INC., Zurich

       British Isles: PRENTICE-HALL INTERNATIONAL INC., London

      Published by Charles E. Tuttle Company

       of Rutland, Vermont & Tokyo, Japan

       with editorial offices at

       Osaki Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141-0032

      Copyright in Japan, 1962

       by Charles E. Tuttle Co.

       All Rights Reserved

      Library of Congress

       Catalog Card No. 61-11972

       ISBN: 978-1-4629-0963-6 (ebook)

      First edition, 1962

      Typography & book design

       by M. Weatherby

       Printed in Japan.

      For TOPPER and REIKO

      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      Acknowledgments: page 13

      Introduction: 17

      PART ONE. PRIESTS, TEMPLES, AND SHRINES: 31

      Saint Kobo's Well: 33

      The Willow Well of Kobo: 34

      The Kobo Chestnut Trees: 34

      The Waterless River in Takio: 35

      The Stream Where Kobo Washed His Garment: 36

      The Priest's Towel: 36

      The Kannon Who Substituted: 57

      The Statue of Buddha at Saiho-ji: 40

      The Earless Jizo of Sendatsuno: 41

      The Red Nose of the Image: 44

      The Priest Who Ate the Corpse: 45

      The Monk and the Maid: 46

      The Shrine of the Vengeful Spirit: 48

      The Shrine Built by Straw Dolls: 40

      Visit to Zenko-ji Driven by a Cow: 50

      The Temple of Raikyu Gongen: 52

      The Origin of Enoo-ji: 53

      The Origin of Kazo-ji on Mt. Wooden Pillow: 54

      PART TWO. MONSTERS: 57

      The Kappa of Fukiura: 59

      The Kappa of Koda Pond: 61

      The Kappa Who Played "Pull-Finger": 62

      The Kappa Bonesetter: 63

      A Grateful Kappa: 65

      Wrestling a Kappa: 66

      Memories of Kappa: 67

      Tales of Tengu: 68

      The Tengu Pine and Takegoro: 70

      Burned to Death by a Tengu: 72

      The Tengu of Komine Shrine: 73

      The Tengu's Sword: 75

      The Tengu Who Made Rice Cakes: 77

      The Demon's Cave: 77

      The Tooth-Marked Stone: 80

      Great King with Eight Faces: 81

      Mountain Giants: 83

      The Mountain Man of Mt. Mitsubushi: 85

      The Flute Player and the Shojo: 86

      Spider Pool: 88

      The Bodyless Horse: 89

      Tales of Zashiki-bokko: 89

      PART THREE. SPIRITS: 95

      The Ghost That Cared for a Child: 97

      The Ghost of the First Wife: 99

      The Mirror Given by the Ghost: 101

      The Dish Mansion in Unshu: 104

      Fish Salad Mingled with Blood: 105

      White Rice on the Pot: 106

      The Seven Blind Minstrels: 106

      The Revengeful Spirit of Masakado: 107

      The Evil Spirit of Fusataro: 109

      The Weaving Sound in the Water: 110

      The Phantom Boat: 112

      One Hundred Recited Tales: 113

      PART FOUR. TRANSFORMATIONS: 115

      The Serpent Suitor: 117

      The Blind Serpent-Wife: 118

      The Serpent Goddess of Amo-ga-ike: 121

      The Serpent of Mt. Unzen: 122

      Two Daughters Who Became Serpents: 124

      Hachiro's Transformation: 126

      The Marsh of Tatsuko: 127

      The Fox Demons: 128

      The Fox Wrestler: 129

      The Fox Wife: 132

       The Badger That Was a Shamisen Player ; 134

      Dankuro Badger: 136

      Seventy-five Badgers: 137

      Koike's Baba: 138

      The God Akiba Revealed as a Beggar: 139

      The Hunters Turned to Rats: 140

      The Mystery of the Bull-Trout: 142

      The Blacksmith's Wife: 143

      The Girl Who Turned into a Stone: 144

      The Woman Who Loved a Tree-Spirit: 143

      Okesa the Dancer: 147

      PART FIVE. HEROES AND STRONG MEN: 149

      The Child of the Sun: 131

      The Jewel That Grew Golden Flowers: 132

      The Tale of Yuriwaka: 154

      The Story of Kihachi: 156

      Koga Saburo: 158

      The Heike Refugees: 160

      The Last of the Aki: 161

      Relics of Benkei: 163

      Benkei's Stone Mortar: 164

      The Famous Horse Ikezuki: 164

      The Faithful Dog of Tametomo: 166

      Banji and Manji: 167

      Nue the Hunter of Hatoya: 169

      The Strongest Wrestler in Japan: 171

      The Mighty Wresder Usodagawa: 174

      Nasu Kozahara the Strong Man: 176

      PART SIX. CHOJAS: 177

      The Charcoal Burner Who Became a Choja: 179

      Asahi Choja: 183

      Sanya Choja: 185

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