mother-tengu

Updated: July 11, 2026

Among his retainers were the tengus, though they were often rebellious and disobedient, not liking to be governed by a boy. One day, an old mother-tengu, who had always laughed at the idea of obeying a little dumpling of a fellow like Kintarō, flew up to her nest in a high fir tree. Kintarō watched to see where it was, and waited till she left it to go and seek for food.

William Elliot Griffis - Japanese Fairy World: Stories from the Wonder-Lore of Japan