Tail Fishing - Tail Fishing

Japanese: 尻尾の釣り - しっぽのつり

A folktale about a fox who tries to catch fish with his tail but fails. It is also called "The Otter and the Fox." A fox asks an otter how to catch fish. The otter tells him that he can catch fish by dipping the fox's tail in water. The fox, not realizing that he has been tricked, puts his tail in the water. Eventually, the fox's tail freezes, and he is unable to escape and is captured by humans. It is also told as a story about a fox who accepts an invitation from an otter but does not offer a return gift, and the otter's treatment of him, who is outraged by this.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

昔話。キツネが尻尾で魚釣りを試みて失敗する話。〈川獺（かわうそ）と狐〉とも呼ばれる。キツネがカワウソに魚の捕らえ方を問う。カワウソは，キツネの尻尾を水にひたして釣ると教える。キツネはだまされたと知らずに，尻尾を水に入れる。やがてキツネの尻尾は凍結し，そのために逃げることができず人間に捕らえられる。またカワウソの招待を受けながら，いっこうに答礼の饗応をしないキツネと，それを憤慨するカワウソの仕打ちとしても語られる。

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