According to Bakin KYOKUTEI's "Shitenno Shoto Iroku" (picaresque novel of the life of Yasusuke HAKAMADARE, a robber), Kidomaru met the thief Hakamadare described in "Konjaku Monogatarishu" (Anthology of Tales from the Past) at his mountain cave and competed in a magic competition.
曲亭馬琴による『四天王剿盗異録』では鬼童丸が山中の洞窟で、『今昔物語集』などにある盗賊・袴垂に会って術比べをする場面がある。