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Having nothing to eat and longing for food, Yotsune prayed to Bishamon, whom he served, begging for help. Just then, someone told him that a very lovely woman was at the gate, asking to speak to the master of the house. Wondering who she could be, he went out to meet her. She handed him an earthenware dish heaped with food, saying, “Here, eat this. You were wishing for something to eat.” Delighted, he took it inside. He had eaten only a little when he felt quite full, and for two or three days afterward he wanted nothing more. He therefore put the food aside and ate a little whenever he grew hungry. Several months passed in this way, until at last it was all gone. Wondering what he should do, he prayed again. Once more he was told that someone had come, just as before. Remembering the first occasion, he hurried out and found the same woman. “I will give you this written order,” she said. “Travel a hundred chō northward over the valleys and ridges. Among them you will find a lofty peak. Stand there and call out ‘Narita,’ and someone will appear. Show him this order and accept what he gives you.” With that, she left. When Yotsune looked at the order, he saw that it said, “Deliver two to of rice.” He set off at once, and sure enough, he found a lofty peak. Standing there, he called, “Narita!” Something answered in a terrifying voice and came forth. He saw a creature with a horn growing from its forehead, a single eye, and a red loincloth. It knelt before him. “This is an order from your lord,” Yotsune said. “Give me the rice.” “Certainly,” the creature replied. It read the order, then said, “Though this says two to, I was told to give you one.” And it handed him one to of rice. Yotsune accepted it without protest and went home. When he began using the rice in the sack, he found that the measure of one to never diminished. Even if he took out ten million koku, it remained just the same: that one to would not run out. The provincial governor heard of this and summoned Yotsune. “Give me that sack,” he said. Since Yotsune lived under his authority, he could not refuse. “Then I present you with a hundred koku of rice,” he said, and handed it over. Whenever the governor took out a to, more rice appeared to replace it. Thinking he had acquired a marvelous treasure, he kept the sack. But once he had taken out a hundred koku, the rice vanished. With nothing left but an empty sack, he was disappointed and sent it back. Once it was in Yotsune’s possession again, another to of rice appeared inside. And so Yotsune became a man of wealth beyond telling.