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ネコ岳の化けネコ
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Monster Cat living in Mount Nekodake

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 Once upon a time, Gosuke, a travelling merchant, came on business to Mount Aso in Kyushu.

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 Gosuke did not realize he took the wrong way until he came around to a rocky area.

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“Oh, what can I do. I am really lost now.”
 Gosuke was wondering what he could do. It was when he heard
“Mew.”
 A cat was mewing somewhere.

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“Oh?
 Why is a cat mewing in the middle of mountains like this?

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 … Come to think of it, I heard once that the Monster Cat Master lives round here, in the mountain called “Mt. Nekodake.

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 … If I get caught, I will be in trouble.”

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 Gosuke tried to move away from the area. He hurried away without knowing where to go.
 Then, he saw something like a house with light on, deep into the mountain.

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“Thank god. I will ask them to let me stay overnight.”
 When he came toward the light, he saw a luxury mansion.

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 Excuse me, I am a traveler. Would you be so kind as to let me stay over tonight?
 Gosuke talked toward the gate when a beautiful lady came out of the mansion.

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“Why don’t you come in.”

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 The lady led him through to the guest room.
“What a relief. I will not have to stay all night out there. What a luxury mansion, though.”

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 Gosuke put his travel bag on the floor to have a rest. Then, the beautiful lady came talk to him.

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“Your bath is ready.
 The bathroom is at the end of the corridor.
 While you are having a bath, we will get your dinner ready.”
“That’s great. The bath is ready.”

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 When Gosuke was on his way to the bathroom, he walked past a woman. She looked very surprised and said to him,

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“Gosuke, is that you?”
 She knew his name – Gosuke was surprised too.
“Sure, I am Gosuke, but have I met you somewhere?”
 The woman whispered to Gosuke’s ear.
“No humans should be here. You have to run now, or you will turn into a cat.”
“What? Who are you?”

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“I am a tortoiseshell and I used to live near your home.”
 You were very good to me, Gosuke.”

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“I got old so I now serve the Monster Cat Master here in Mount Nekodake.”
 Hearing her story, Gosuke remembered the tortoiseshell.
“Oh, yeah. You are that tortoiseshell. You disappeared out of the blue so I was worried about you.”

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“Do not waste your time. Run now.”

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 The tortoiseshell woman told Gosuke the way to the backdoor. He ran for his life.
 Before long …

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“You wait!”
 Women having bathroom ladles in hands were running after Gosuke.

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 The women were trying, one after another, to pour hot water in the ladle over Gosuke.
 Splash!

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 The hot water wetted his foot a bit.

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 Gosuke climbed down the mountain just like rolling down the hill. He eventually ran to a town.

 Gosuke got into an inn in the town and checked on his foot wetted by the hot water. He found cat hair coming out of the wetted part.

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“If I had taken a bath at the time, I would have turned into a cat by now …”

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 Ever since, Gosuke never came near Mount Nekodake again.

The End

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