Episode 7: The fox of Kitani

　Once upon a time, the winter of one year was over. A wife of a farmer in Seya Village returned home to Kamikawai Village for childbirth and gave birth to a boy safely.
　When he heard this news, his father-in-law (shuto) packed red rice in a box (jubako) to celebrate his first grandson's seven nights (Hichiya), and went out to his wife's parents' house.
　The grandson's face was also a prize, and the father-in-law, who became a treat, and his father, who was completely in a good mood, returned home after seeing the time.
　Attach the furoshiki package of a heavy box containing the red beans returned in the middle, and put a four-boat bottle of celebration sake (Iwa-zake) on the side, and approached Kitani. The fluttering snow fluttered from the sky.
　By the time I came around Yatsuka, the sun was full. This is the site of the old battlefield, a lonely place where it is said to have buried the samurai who died and the missed trip, and the mountain path is divided into eight directions from here. On the dark snowy road, the lanterns were vaguely, and his father lost his way as soon as he tried to pass through this terrible place early.
　Even if you walk or walk, you will go to the same place, but if you stop tired feet, you will see something like a light of your house in the distance.
"It was helpful."
When I was relieved, the wind suddenly came out of my feet and extinguished the lantern.
　At that moment, the father-in-law was swallowed by the middle from behind, and immediately fell into the river.
"Help me! Help me."
When I was shouting in the river of Tokumayami, the villagers passed by and helped me.
　The house was surprised to see the appearance of becoming wet and trembling.
　As soon as he arrived, his father-in-law talked about this strange event, talking about this strange event.
"That's the badness of a fox. I've heard the story of a strange eye at Yatsukazuka before. Old people say that it would be nice to take a break of cigarettes or bring a lit incense stick. "
"Even though, it's a terrible fox that makes your grandfather a water batter."
And that night, the area around the color was full of foxes.
　The next morning, the father-in-law noticed that there was no furoshiki package (furoshiki Tsuzumi) and a bottle of celebration sake. I divided it with the house and looked for it, but I didn't find something like that, and there was something like a fox's footsteps on the snow.

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