Japanese Folk Tale

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Sera-gun: Geibi 25, "The wild boar son-in-law" No. 3 Onoshishi
muko). He drank water and became a handsome man.
Okayama, Oku-gun: Okayama bun III 5 33, "The monkey" (Osaru goke).
Yamaguchi: Bocho I 2 18, "The monkey son-in-law" (Saru mukoiri).
Tokushima, MlYoshi-gun: MK II 10 37, "The monkey son-in-law" (Saru
mukoiri); Oawa 432, "The origin of Genpeida" (Genpeida no yurai).
It is a legend.
Kagawa, Takamatsu: Dai-ni 17, "The monkey son-in-law" No. 2 (Saru
mukoiri).
Mitoyo-gun, Shishijima: MK II 2 42, "The wild boar son-in-law"
Onoshishi mukoiri).
Fukuoka, Chikujo-gun: Fukuoka 215, "The monkey's great wish" (Saru
no taibo).
Kumamoto, Aso-gun: MK I 2 42, "The monkey son-in-law" (Saru
mukoiri). Two stories, one about digging burdock and the other
about watering the rice paddy. MK I 6 30, notes on various versions
in villages of Aso-gun.
Amakusa-gun: MK II l 42, "The monkey son-in-law" (Saru mukoiri).
Nagasaki, Kitatakaku-gun: MK II 10 44, "The monkey son-in-law" (Saru
no mukoiri).
Kagoshima: MK I 6 28, "The monkey son-in-law" (Saru no mukoiri);
Kikai 31, "The monkey son-in-law" (Saru mukoiri); Koshiki 72, 81,
"The mudsnail son-in-law" (Tamina mukoiri). After the mudsnail put
water into the rice paddy, he became a handsome youth. The other
story is the usual tale.
Further reference:
Nihon dowa shu 691. This may be taken from "The maid from the
wisteria bag" (Fujibukuro otohime), an otogizoshi.
Minzokugaku V 11 25. In China there is a monkey bridegroom
story.
Nihon dowa hyogoku shu, ge 493.