Kappa Marries Into a Baby - Kappa Mukōiri

Japanese: 河童婿入り - かっぱむこいり
Kappa Marries Into a Baby - Kappa Mukōiri

...Comparing this "Monkey Bride" with the "Snake Bride/Water-begging Type," we can point out the difference that in the former, the monkey bride is made to help with farm work, while in the latter, the monkey bride is often made to water the rice paddies. This can be understood as indicating that "Monkey Bride" was told in farming areas where the monkey represents the mountain god, while "Snake Bride" was told in rice paddy areas where the snake represents the water god. Other folk tales that belong to this "water-begging type" include "Kappa Bride" and "Demon Bride." These "water-begging type" folk tales are told independently, or in the latter half, they are accompanied by "Ubakawa" type folk tales in which a girl who escapes from a foreign husband becomes the wife of a rich man's son, or "Kozuna" type folk tales in which the girl's father or his helper goes to rescue her.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "kappa marriage" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…この〈猿婿入り〉と〈蛇婿入り・水乞型〉とを比較すると,前者が畑仕事の手伝いを猿婿にさせるのに対して,後者では水田に水をあてさせることが多いという違いが指摘でき,このことは〈猿婿入り〉が猿を山の神の表象とする畑作地帯で,〈蛇婿入り〉が蛇を水の神の表象とする水田地帯で語られていたことを示すものと理解することもできる。このほかにも〈河童婿入り〉〈鬼婿入り〉などがこの〈水乞型〉の昔話群に属する。これら〈水乞型〉昔話は,独立した形で語られるほかに,後半部として異類婿のもとから逃れた娘が長者の息子の嫁になるという〈姥皮(うばかわ)〉型の昔話や,娘の父やその援助者が娘を救出しに行く〈鬼の子小綱(こづな)〉型の昔話をともなっているものもある。…

※「河童婿入り」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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