Nose monkey story - Nose monkey story

Japanese: のせ猿草子 - のせざるそうし

Otogi-zoshi. One of the Shibukawa versions. Irairuimono. The son of an old monkey, Masiono Gonnokami, from Noseyama in Tanba Province, Kokemaru-dono was extremely intelligent and skilled in the arts, but when he turned 20, his parents encouraged him to marry, but he refused, saying that he had other plans. On his way back from a pilgrimage to Hiyoshi, he fell in love with the beautiful figure of a princess of Usagi Iki-no-kami playing the koto near Kitashirakawa, and fell in love. Kokemaru continued to visit Hiyoshi, making a vow with all his heart and courage, and instead of returning to his hometown, he spent the night idly making a mat out of moss, when he met the fox Inaka-dono.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

御伽草子。渋川版の一つ。異類物。丹波国〈のせ山〉の老猿〈ましおの権頭（ごんのかみ）〉の子〈こけ丸殿〉は，才智にたけ芸能に優れていたが，20歳になって父母から嫁とりをすすめられても思う子細ありと断り続ける。日吉参詣の帰途，北白河の辺で兎の壱岐守の一人姫が琴を弾く美しい姿を見初め，恋の病となる。こけ丸はなおも日吉に詣で肝胆を砕いて起請し，故郷へ帰りもせず，苔を莚にしてぼんやり夜を明かすところへ，狐の〈いなか殿〉が巡り合う。

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