The Goblin of Adachigahara
This story reminded me of some of the Jataka tales, especially the ones about the goblin city. In it, the goblins presented themselves as women and gave home to sailors journeying through the city. Eventually they got married and one of the men realized his wife was a goblin, so he told the others. Half believed him and half didn't; the half that didn't got eaten up the next day. The half that believed him were able to get away. I could rewrite this Japanese fairy tale that I read by combining it with the Jataka tale I just described. Or I could make it to where a man is the goblin, instead of a woman.
I could also make up another name, like "The Monster of Lake _____." Just because we have two stories that describe a monster and where they are from. The Goblin of Adachigahara and the Ogre of Rashomon. I could make up a similar story that talks about a monster from somewhere else, and have a man not believe it. The man could venture out and then come across it and defeat (or not defeat) it. For example, I could do the Python of Pune.
This story reminded me of some of the Jataka tales, especially the ones about the goblin city. In it, the goblins presented themselves as women and gave home to sailors journeying through the city. Eventually they got married and one of the men realized his wife was a goblin, so he told the others. Half believed him and half didn't; the half that didn't got eaten up the next day. The half that believed him were able to get away. I could rewrite this Japanese fairy tale that I read by combining it with the Jataka tale I just described. Or I could make it to where a man is the goblin, instead of a woman.
I could also make up another name, like "The Monster of Lake _____." Just because we have two stories that describe a monster and where they are from. The Goblin of Adachigahara and the Ogre of Rashomon. I could make up a similar story that talks about a monster from somewhere else, and have a man not believe it. The man could venture out and then come across it and defeat (or not defeat) it. For example, I could do the Python of Pune.
Source: Tatsuta River from The Story of Princess Hase.
Bibliography: Japanese Fairy Tales (Ozaki) Unit, Part A.
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