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Ringkasan
Garappa adalah jenis kappa dalam cerita Kyushu selatan, termasuk Sungai Sendai di Kagoshima.
Garappa is a type of kappa in southern Kyushu stories, including the Sendai River in Kagoshima.
Kisah dan tradisi
Garappa adalah jenis kappa dalam cerita Kyushu selatan, termasuk Sungai Sendai di Kagoshima. Ia dikisahkan tinggal di tepi sungai, memiliki cekungan di kepala, dan berpindah antara gunung dan sungai menurut musim. Tangan dan kakinya lebih panjang daripada kappa biasa, dengan lutut melampaui kepala ketika duduk. Garappa digambarkan suka berbuat usil dan menantang manusia bergulat sumo. Cerita lain menggambarkannya mengingat budi dan berhenti mengganggu setelah dimaafkan. Beberapa cerita menuturkan bantuan Garappa dalam menangkap ikan dan menanam padi. Yokai.com menyebut garappa lebih pemalu daripada kappa: mereka menghindari permukiman, berpindah antara sungai dan gunung, dan lebih sering terdengar daripada terlihat lewat suara khas "hyō hyō" dan "foon foon foon". Bila ditangkap atau dikalahkan, garappa dapat dipaksa berjanji berhenti menenggelamkan orang atau berbuat iseng.
Garappa is a type of kappa in southern Kyushu stories, including the Sendai River in Kagoshima. It is said to live by rivers, have a dish on its head, and move between mountains and rivers seasonally. Its limbs are longer than an ordinary kappa's, with knees higher than the head when sitting. Garappa is portrayed as mischievous and eager to challenge humans to sumo. Other tales depict it remembering kindness and ceasing its mischief after being forgiven. Some stories tell of Garappa helping with fishing and rice planting. Yokai.com says garappa are shyer than kappa: they avoid populated areas, wander between rivers and mountains, and are more often heard than seen through their distinctive calls "hyō hyō" and "foon foon foon". When captured or beaten, garappa can be made to promise to stop drowning people or playing pranks.
Fakta utama
- Budaya / Culture
- Folklor & Mitologi Jepang
- Kawasan / Region
- Asia Timur
- Klasifikasi / Classification
- Yokai