Rolling rice ball

Japanese: おむすびころりん
Rolling rice ball

…An old tale. It is also called “The Rolling Rice Ball” or “The Mouse Pounds Mochi.” A good old man chases after some dumplings, rice balls, and roasted mochi that he has dropped, and ends up in a hole that leads to the mouse’s paradise underground. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Omusubi Kororin" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…昔話。〈おむすびころりん〉〈鼠の餅つき〉とも呼ばれる。善良な爺が,取り落としただんごや握飯や焼餅を追いかけていくうちに穴に入り,地中の鼠の浄土に至る。…

※「おむすびころりん」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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