In addition to being recorded in "Akazomeemon Shu" (an anthology by Akazomeemon) and "Konjaku Monogatari Shu" (The Tale of Times Now Past) Vol. 24, the above anecdote was also recorded in collections of anecdotes such as "Jikkinsho" (Miscellany of Ten Maxims) Vol. 10 and "Kokon Chomonju" (A Collection of Tales Heard, Past and Present) Vol. 5 and circulated widely.
以上の説話は『赤染衛門集』、『今昔物語集』巻第二十四に収められるほか、『十訓抄』巻十、『古今著聞集』巻五などの説話集にもとられて広く流布した。