monkey

Monkey — old mountain monkeys said to turn uncanny.

Tono5 tales

• Tale 36The futtachi of monkey and wolfThe futtachi, an animal grown so old it turns uncanny, of the monkey and of the wolf, the mountain wolf once called o-inu, were fearsome things. At…
• Tale 44The flute-playing man and the futtachiAt a mine in Hashino village, on the ridge continuing from Rokkoshi, a man skilled at the flute who burned charcoal lay on his back in his hut one…
• Tale 45The appearance and habits of the futtachiIt was said that a monkey, old mountain monkeys said to turn uncanny, behaved very much like a human and, being fond of women, often carried off…
• Tale 46Futtachi and the deer hunter's mistakeA man of nearly fifty living in Hayashizaki, Tochinai village, had gone deer hunting on Mount Rokkoshi more than ten years before and blew an oki (a…
• Tale 47Rumor of the futtachi that frightens childrenIn this region, it was customary when scolding children to say, 'The monkey of Rokkoshi will come!' In fact, this mountain had many monkeys, old…

Shiwa District2 tales

• No. 32The monkey's night raidA monkey, old mountain monkeys said to turn uncanny, and a crab pounded rice cakes together on a mountain, but the monkey ran off with the mortar and…
• No. 60The monkey's brideA choja, a very rich man, had promised his daughter in marriage to a monkey, old mountain monkeys said to turn uncanny, after it plowed his field…