Evidence
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| Tradition | Source | Passage | Confidence | Evidence | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | Japanese Fairy Tales | THE TONGUE-CUT SPARROW / THE STORY OF URASHIMA TARO, THE FISHER LAD / THE FARMER AND THE BADGER / THE ADVENTURES OF KINTARO, THE GOLDEN BOY; lines 1577-1695 | high | Kintaro grows up alone in the mountain wilds, befriends animals, learns their speech, is treated as master, and has the bear, deer, monkey, and hare as special retainers. | record |