Saying that he would catch the ogre, the doji waited at shoro one night, and as soon as it appeared in the predawn hours, he caught the ogre by the hair and dragged it about.
童子は自分が鬼を捕まえて見せると言い、ある夜に鐘楼で待ち構え、未明の頃に鬼が現れるや、その髪の毛を捕えて引きずり回した。