The Tale of the Mouse - The Tale of the Mouse
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A fairy tale from the Muromachi period. The author is unknown. The story is about an old mouse who lives near Horikawa-in in Shijo, Kyoto, who makes a promise with a human girl to save his descendants from the realm of animals, but when things don't go as he intended, he is inspired and climbs Mount Koya. This is a Buddhist version of the so-called "monster marriage" tale. Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica Concise Encyclopedia About Encyclopaedia Britannica Concise Encyclopedia Information |
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室町時代成立の御伽草子。作者不詳。内容は，京都四条堀河院のあたりに住む老鼠が，人間の娘と契りを結んで畜生道から子孫を救おうと志すが，結局意のごとくならず，発心して高野山に登るという話。いわゆる怪婚説話に仏教色の付加されたもの。
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