My Little Sister is a Demon

Japanese: 妹は鬼 - いもうとはおに
My Little Sister is a Demon

…As a Japanese folk tale, it is also called “The Little Sister is an Oni” and is widely distributed in Kyushu, especially in Kagoshima Prefecture. When an older brother finds out that his younger sister is going out in the middle of the night, he follows her and finds out that she has eaten a horse, so he warns his parents that she is an oni.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "My Little Sister is a Demon" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…日本の昔話としては〈妹は鬼〉ともいい,九州,とくに鹿児島県に多く分布している。妹が夜中に外出するのを知った兄が後をつけると,妹は馬を食ったので,親に妹は鬼だと警告する。…

※「妹は鬼」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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