In a fairy tale from this country, an old man receives a treasure basket at the home of a sparrow he once cared for, but his wife is punished for cutting the sparrow's tongue.
In a fairy tale from this country, an old man receives a treasure basket at the home of a sparrow he once cared for, but his wife is punished for cutting the sparrow's tongue. In another tale from this country, a demonic goblin-rat is killed when a boy's drawings of cats come to life. Many stories from this country were translated by Lafcadio Hearn. A er slaying a mountain-dwelling centipede, a folk hero from this country was rewarded by a dragon king with a bottomless bag of rice. This country's folklore tells of turtle-like demons whose strength depends on the water they carry on their heads. A food god from this country, who uses fox spirits called kitsune (kit-soo-nay) as his messengers, is named Inari (ee-nah-ree). For 10 points, what Asian country's folk characters include Princess Kaguya and demons called kappa?
In a fairy tale from this country, an old man receives a treasure basket at the home of a sparrow he once cared for, but his wife is punished for cutting the sparrow's tongue.
Japan [or Nippon-koku; or Nihon-koku]