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Yam Boy
Time Period: Unknown References in Literature: None found Sources: Studies in Japanese Folklore, pg 158-9. Tale: A woman married the dragon of a nearby lake and had a boy who made money by digging yams. He fell in love with a princess, but her father sent her away from him. He followed and they were married. She gave him gold for them to live on and he said that there was a lot of it (gold) where he'd found his yams, so they got the gold and were very wealthy. |