In Iwami Province (present-day Shimane Prefecture), there was a similar tale saying that a suspicious woman holding a baby appeared in front of an angler and asked him, "Would you hold this baby for a moment?"
石見国（現・島根県）でも同様に、釣り人のもとに赤ん坊を抱えた怪しげな女が現れ「この子を少しの間、抱いていて下さい」という。