The Trickster and the Devil-Doctor
…r-in-law on seeing her asked, "Where, mother, did you get this?"
"My dear, all that are burned on a wooden pile in this cemetery receive the same."
"My dear mother, can I too get this?"
"If you become lik…
In this story, an old woman cleverly tricks a devil-doctor into believing she is a Yakkha after he discovers her in a cave. She lures him with promises of treasure and bites off his tongue to instill