An old being of this type is struck by either a divine rod or a simple wooden mallet, and banished to a cave along with his 808 followers.
An old being of this type is struck by either a divine rod or a simple wooden mallet, and banished to a cave along with his 808 followers. Another of them sells leaves by making them look as if they were made of gold. One of these beings receives a hot pepper salve to rub on his burns as punishment for killing and cooking an old woman in soup. A skeptical hunter who fires an arrow at the apparition of a radiant, elephant-riding Bodhisattva is vindicated when he finds that he has killed one of these beings. In a well-known story, a (*) tea kettle put on the fire transforms back into one of these beings and runs away. Sado Island, Kagawa, and Awaji Island are home to the "three famous" ones. These shapeshifters are often cast as the bumbling, sake-loving counterparts to the more elegant kitsune, and they portend financial luck with their most famous anatomical features. For 10 points, name these big-balled raccoon dogs from Japanese folklore
An old being of this type is struck by either a divine rod or a simple wooden mallet, and banished to a cave along with his 808 followers.
tanuki [prompt on raccoons]