Yonimo Fushigina Bake Neko Sodo (Kadokawa Sofuia Bunko)

[Machine Translation] The collection contains 33 ghost stories about cats from ancient times to the Edo period, including a father who was reborn as a cat and came to eat a feast ("Nihon ryoiki"), the sad origin of the name of the famous sword "Nekomaru" ("Kouto mei zetsu taien"), a big cat who was disguised as a cute kitten and received grilled rice balls ("Once upon a time"), a cat who was angry and sorry for taking his pet bird ("Fujiokaya Nikki"), and others. The book contains 33 ghost stories and strange tales about cats from ancient times to the Edo period. This is a collection of 33 cat-related ghost stories and strange tales from ancient times to the Edo period, with easy-to-read modern translations, detailed annotations, and detailed explanations.

猫に生まれ変わってご馳走を食べに来た父(『日本霊異記』)、名刀「猫丸」の名前の悲しい由来(『古刀銘尽大全』)、かわいい子猫に化けて焼きおにぎりをもらった大猫(『むかしばなし』)、ペットの鳥をとってしまい怒られ反省した猫の改心(『藤岡屋日記』)ほか、古代から江戸期までの猫にまつわる怪談・奇談を33編収録。読みやすい現代語訳、詳しい語注と、ていねいな解説でたっぷり味わう、怖くて奇妙でユーモラスな化け猫奇譚集。