The Story of Kachi-Kachi Mountain, or The Rabbit’s Great Feat

"Kachi-Kachi Mountain" is a Japanese folktale in which a rabbit punishes a tanuki (raccoon dog) for brutally beating an old woman to death, avenging her grieving husband. The title “Kachi-Kachi Mountain” is said to come from the rabbit’s reply when the tanuki grew suspicious of the clicking sound made as the rabbit tried to ignite the bundle of brushwood on the tanuki’s back with flint. During the Edo period, the story was also known as “The Rabbit’s Great Feat.” This story is a reinterpretation that closely examines Kachi-Kachi Mountain and explores a new perspective on it. This novel was originally written in Japanese and posted on Kakuyomu:https://kakuyomu.jp/works/822139841614373211 It was translated into English using ChatGPT, and I performed the final review.