snake

Snake — a serpent, often a spirit in disguise.

Shiwa District3 tales

• No. 31UbakawaA peasant's father promised to give one of his daughters in marriage to a snake, a serpent, often a spirit in disguise, that had saved a frog, and…
• No. 42The snake that visited a daughterEvery night voices were heard from the daughter's sleeping room, and when her parents questioned her, she confessed that a man wearing a crested coat…
• No. 43Destroying the snake's child with mercuryTo help a daughter who had come to carry the child of a snake, a serpent, often a spirit in disguise, the parents drew water into a tub and had her…

Inaba and Hoki1 tales

• No. 11The tale of Lake TanegaA choja, a very rich man, of Miyashita village, Inaba Province hired a beautiful maidservant named Tane from Hosokawa village, who often brought back…