No. 84 — The lazy man
A man who prayed to the tutelary god, wishing to eat delicious things without working, walked wherever his feet took him, as he had been told, and reached a splendid mansion deep in the mountains, where he was welcomed by a beautiful woman and lived in luxury. One day, in the inner room, he saw a person hanging there, having their fat taken, and he fled, but an old woman hid him in a straw bag, and just as rough men cut through the bag, he woke up and realized it had all been a dream from the god's high seat.
- Land
- Shiwa District
- Beings
- Obotsuna-sama
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