Japanese Folk Tale

12 The Yanagita Guide to the Japanese Folk Tale
Minamikanbara-gun: Kamuhara 188, "The mudsnail son" (Tsubu
musuko).
Ishikawa: Kaga 138, "Chibitar6."
Gifu, Yoshiki-gun: MK II 10 26, "Yubitar6" [Finger Boy]. He was born
in answer to the prayers of a farmer and his wife. He got into the
ear of a horse and led it. He was swept from a cowshed and eaten
by a cow. People thought it was a bad sign to hear a voice from
the cow, and so it was killed, and Yubitaro was found in its
stomach. Next, he was eaten by a wild dog. He led the dog to a
chicken pen. The master killed the dog because its belly was big.
Caution should be exercised because this seems to be a foreign
tale.
Hiroshima, Hiroshima City: Aki 90, "Daizu and the demon" (Daizu to
oni). Daizu [Bean Boy] went on an expedition, fought a demon and
won treasures. The carpenter next door tried to imitate him but
failed.
Aside from the name, this is like "Issun Boshi."
Saeki-gun, Ogaki-mura: Geibi 48, "The magic mallet" (Uchide no
kozuchi). About Mameichi.
Toyota-gun: Aki 87, "Issun Boshi."
Tokushima: Awa Iyayama 14, "Issun Boshi."
Fukuoka, Kurate-gun: Fukuoka 71, "The ill-natured mother" (Shone
waruki haha). A fragment. The ill-natured mother had a baby like
a bean. He got a sack of rice and went into the mountains. His
parents followed him and saw him walk into the lake with his clogs
on and sit on the sack of rice to rest. This may have some connection
with the Hiroshima story, "Daizu and the demon."
Saga, Saga-gun: MK II 7 36, "Chinkoman-no-kohiyoro." A baby boy born
from a log that floated downstream was named "Chinkoman-nokohiyoro."
He set out to destroy a demon with a needle, a measuring
stick and a bowl. He tied the demon to the ceiling and treasures
came dropping down. The old neighbor's failure to imitate
him is included.
The tale is originally about a puppy and the part about destroying
the demon has been inserted into it.
Nagasaki, Kitatakaku-gun: MK II 10 47, "Mametar6"; Hogen shi 22 53
"Mametar6. "
Shimabara: Shimabara 152, "The son-in-law called Issunbo" (Issunbo
no muko). A man about the size of a one-sho bottle of sake
became the son-in-law of a choja, conquered Onigashima, brought
home a magic mallet, turned into a handsome man, and prospered.
The episodes about rice storehouses and burning one's own house
go with it.
Ikinoshima: (Old) Iki 179, "Mamego" (Mamego no hanashi).
Kagoshima: Koshiki 70, "Issun B6shi."
Kikaijima: Shima II 461, "Issun Kotar6."
Okierabu: Okinoerabu 227, "Issunb6."
Further reference:
Mukashibanashi kenkyii. II 3 21, "Otogiz6shi kaisetsu" by Okami
Masao. He discusses the tales "Kootoko no soshi" and "Himeyuri."
Shans at home 3. A Tom Thumb story which resembles "The mudsnail
son-in-law" of Iwate.