Japanese Folk Tale

212 The Yanagita Guide to the Japanese Folk Tale
a special place where she could go to avoid danger when she was
about to break wind. This is how heya [a little house in the yard, now
a room, or a place to break wind] originated.
Niigata, Minamikanbara-gun
This is one group of stories about breaking wind developed from
"The old bamboo cutter," one of the plots of humorous tales.
Aomori: Tsugaru m 116, "The bride who broke wind" (Yome no he no
hanashi).
Hachinohe: MK II 11 25, "The bride" (Hanayomego).
Iwate: Roo 246, "The origin of the room" (Heya no okori). This resembles
the Minamikanbara version, but it is arranged better. It could
not have been accomplished except by a professional.
Shiwa-gun: Shiwa shu 92, "The bride who broke wind" (Heppiri
yomego). It is told in detail, but the play on words about the origin
of the room is not present. N6min 10, "The bride who broke
wind" (Heppiri yom ego no hanashi); Kikimimi 573, "The bride who
broke wind" No. 1 (Heppiri yome).
Kunohe-gun: Kunohe 577, "The bride who broke wind" (Heppiri
yome).
Miyagi, Momoo-gun: Kyodo den 2 120, "The bride who broke wind"
(Heppiri yome).
Tochigi: Haga 1 2, "Seven folk tales" No. 3 (Mukashibanashi nanatsu);
Shimotsuke 91, "Breaking wind" (H6hi dan).
Niigata, Minamikanbara-gun: Kamuhara 138, "The girl who broke wind"
(Hekkoki anesa). Example. The persimmons and the boatload of rice
are both in the old way. On 147 of the same book is another story,
"Who is it?" (Dare da).
Nagano, Shimoina-gun: Mukashibanashi 112, "The bride who broke wind"
(Hehiri yome). This is only the first half and has nothing about
knocking pears down.
Yamanashi: Kai 154, "The bride who broke wind" (Heppiri yome). There
is a shout to hurry and close the place the wind comes from.
Okayama, Mitsu-gun: MK I 11 35, 42, "The bride who broke wind"
(Hehiri yome). The same title for both and no conclusion about the
room.
Hiroshima: Aki 216, 219, "The old woman who broke wind" (Hekoki
baba) and "The bride who broke wind" (Hehiri yome). The bride in
the first tale was blown to the ceiling. The second tale is the
usual one about the bride breaking wind.
Nagasaki: Shimabara 276, "Imitating the cat" (Neko no mane). In the
last part. The Sawata stories of Kyushu end with the part about
being blown to the ceiling. A senbei peddler comes along at the
end in some stories. There is a play on words hea geta in the
district of Morioka.