Aside from these, the tales of the supernatural, include a cat with nine tails, nekomata (cat monster) and ghost cat, suggest the widespread belief of folk tradition that fox and cats have the power to torment people. |
それとは別に、九尾の狐や猫又・化け猫といった怪異譚から、狐やネコに人を祟る能力があるとする俗信も広く存在した。 |