Kobutori
瘤取り
Synopsis
Old man dances with tengu who remove his facial lump as reward.
Based on the tale Kobutori-jiisan about an honest old man who encounters a band of tengu, mythical bird-like creatures making merry and joins their dancing. They liked his dancing a lot that they remove an unsightly lump from the side of his face.
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