Myths & Legends of Japan

by F. Hadland Davis

[1] See Chapter XVII.

[2] See Chapter XVI.

[3] This story and the one that follows have been adapted from Ancient Tales and Folk-lore of Japan, by R. Gordon Smith.

[4] See Chapter XV.

[5] A long-nosed creature referred to elsewhere.

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[CHAPTER XIV: MIRRORS]

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"As the sword is the soul of a samurai, so is the mirror the soul of a woman."
"When the mirror is dim the soul is unclean."
Japanese Proverbs.