The legend of the reed

Japanese: 銜蘆伝説 - がんろでんせつ
The legend of the reed

...These stories are also the reason why travelers long for home when they see wild geese. There is also the legend of the reed that a traveler holds in his mouth a stalk of reed to protect himself from igurumi (a hunting tool in which a string or net is attached to an arrow and shot, and then the bird is entangled and caught). This is the origin of the legend that wild geese throw away reeds and rest on them when they cross the sea.

*Some of the terminology that refers to the "Bite-sized Reed Legend" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…旅人が雁の姿を見て望郷の思いをつのらせたのも,これらの話による。アシの茎をくわえて,いぐるみ(いとゆみともいい,矢に糸や網をつけて射放し,鳥などにからませてとらえる狩猟具)から身を守るという銜蘆(がんろ)伝説もあった。雁が海を渡るときアシを投げ捨ててその上に休むという伝承は,これに由来する。…

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