The house of a Dainagon was haunted by a number of foxes, and was so impossible to live in that the owner…
- Date of account
- Published 1915
- Source
- Human Animals
- Reference
- Human Animals · selected passage 85
- Rights
- public_domain
- Language
- English
- Record updated
- 2026-08-24
Record summary
The house of a Dainagon was haunted by a number of foxes, and was so impossible to live in that the owner decided to hold a battue
Published source text
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Source passage
Source text · mention onlyThe house of a Dainagon was haunted by a number of foxes, and was so impossible to live in that the owner decided to hold a battue. The very night he gave orders to this effect he saw a vision of a grey-haired old man, with the figure of a tall boy, wearing a green hunting dress, and seated under an orange tree in the garden. The owner asked the apparition's name, and he replied, "I have lived in your house for two generations and have a great number of children and grandchildren. I have always tried to keep them out of mischief but they never would listen. Now I am sorry because they have made you angry. If you will forgive the things my family have done, I will protect you and let you know whenever good luck is coming your way."
Historical context
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Modern context
Contextual commentary · mention onlyLattice compares motifs and reported features without assuming that a traditional being is a biological species or that similar stories document one external cause.
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