When the castle was about to fall, Yoshizane joked with his dog Yatsufusa that he would give the dog his daughter, Princess Fuse, if it killed Kagetsura, and Yatsufusa, barking once, jumped into the enemy encampment and came back with Kagetsura's head. 落城を目前にした義実は飼犬八房に「景連の首を取ってきたら娘の伏姫を与える」と戯れを言うが、八房は一声吠えると敵陣に踊り込み、景連の首を持参して戻って来た。 |