Tale 57 — The footprints of the kappa
It was not rare to see the footprints of a kappa on the sand of the riverbank, and they were especially many the day after rain. Like a monkey's foot, the thumb stood apart, resembling the print of a human hand, but it measured less than three sun, and the finger marks were said to be less clear than a human's.
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