Talk:Touka Kirishima/@comment-79.20.55.196-20150918125817/@comment-10733658-20150918130539

I think I saw the same post, and was going to comment about it.

In the story, an old couple is tormented by a cruel Tanuki. The Tanuki curses their crops, and torments them until the old man catches it in a trap. He gives it to his wife to cook into a stew, but the Tanuki knows the woman is kind and gentle....so it tricks her into letting it out of the trap. The Tanuki then murders her, and makes her into a stew. It uses magic to turn into the wife, and feeds the stew to the old man before revealing the trick and taunting him.

Distraught, the old man goes to his neighbor, Rabbit, for help. The Rabbit goes to Tanuki, and they gather firewood together. As they travel through the woods, Rabbit strikes flints together -- when asked about the noise, Rabbit explains that they are on "Kachikachi" Mountain (the sound of the flints striking) and hearing the cry of the Kachikachi Bird. Tanuki is tricked, and set on fire by the sparks.

Rabbit then mixes a salve with hot peppers, and brings it to the injured Tanuki. Rabbit claims the salve will heal the burns, so Tanuki puts it on and suffers a week of agony.

There are other tricks, but finally the Rabbit makes two boats -- one small out of wood, and a large one made from mud. Rabbit invites Tanuki to go fishing, and knows the greedy Tanuki will pick the larger boat. As they go out onto the water, the mud boat dissolves and the Tanuki begs for help. Rabbit uses an oar to drown the wicked Tanuki, avenging the old couple.