之前猴爵有提到，河童只是一类妖怪的统称

Before, I mentioned that Kappa is just a general term for Yokai

日本学界称之为河童一族，而水虎（すいこ）就是其中之一

Japanese academics call it the Kappa clan, and the Suiko is one of them

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水虎来自于中国，据《本草纲目》所记载

The Suiko is from China, according to "Compendium of Materia Medica"

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水虎出现于明朝湖广地区（今湖北、湖南一带）

Suiko appeared in the Huguang area of Ming Dynasty (now Hubei and Hunan)

因为它全身覆盖坚硬的鳞片，且膝盖与虎爪相似而得名

It is named because it is covered with hard scales and its knees are similar to tiger claws

水虎体型比一般的河童要高大壮硕

Suiko is taller and stronger than the average Kappa

它们跟随战败的九千坊くぜんぼう迁移到筑后川后，大部分就只在此川和附近的琵琶湖活动了

After migrating to the Chikugo River following the defeated Kyusenbo, a number of them were only active in this river and nearby Biwa Lake

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日本关于水虎的传说大多数也只流传于这一带

Japanese legends about Suiko are usually circulating in this area of lots of them

水虎懂得隐身术，一般情况下人们是无法看到它们的，只能听到它们活动的声音

Suiko know how to stealth, in general people cannot see them, they can only hear the sound of their activities

水虎凶猛异常，它们会主动袭击人类

Suiko is fierce and abnormal, they will actively attack humans

并将受害者杀死以吸取他们的精血与灵魂，之后再将尸体随意抛弃

And kill the victims to absorb their blood and soul, and then discard the corpse at will

有时它们也会上岸，在半夜的时候敲门捣乱

Sometimes they also go ashore, knocking on the door in the middle of the night to make trouble

如果这时被水虎盯上，就会被其附身并失去知觉

If it is stared by t Suiko at this time, they will be possessed by it and lose consciousness

不过被附身的人不会因此而丧命，因为此过程并不会持续很久

But the person who is possessed will not die because of this, because this process will not last long

待水虎脱水过多，就会自行离去

When Suiko dehydrates too much, it will leave on its own

被附身的人会自己醒来，身体不适的症状也会随之消失

The person possessed will wake up on his own, and the symptoms of physical discomfort will disappear

不过好在水虎本来留存的数量就不多

Fortunately, there are not many Suiko

而水虎害人的事情每年只会发生一次

And Suiko only hurt people once a year

所以关于水虎害人的传闻也并不多见

So there are few rumors about Suiko harming people

据说那些被水虎杀死的人，其家人不会为他举行葬礼

It is said that those who were killed by Suiko, their clan will not hold a funeral for him

而是在田里建一座小草屋，并将尸体放在木板上

Instead, build a small hut in the field and put the body on a wooden board

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为什么要这样做呢？

Why do they do this?

据说是因为受害者尸体在没入土前腐烂时

It is said that when the victim's body decayed before entering the soil

害人的水虎也会同样会腐烂而死

Harmful Suiko will also rot and die

而死去的水虎就会显露出它那巨大的身形

And the dead Suiko will show its huge body

除了这些妖怪色彩浓厚的传说

In addition to the legends of these monsters

河童形象的由来还流传着这样一种具有宗教色彩的版本

The origin of Kappa's image is still circulating such a religious version

同样是来自于日本江户时代

Also from the Edo period in Japan

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当时有一群来自葡萄牙的传教士到日本传教

At that time, a group of Portuguese missionaries came to Japan to preach

由于他们头发很长且装束怪异

Because they have long hair and weird outfits

以至于当时一些不明事理的人把他们当做了河童

So that some unreasonable people at that time regarded them as Kappa

不过这个说法猴爵认为过于荒唐且无据可依

But this statement I think it is too absurd and unfounded

在这里就不展开赘述了

I won’t go into details here

其实，日本很多妖怪在中国古籍里都能找到相似的原型

In fact, many Japanese Yokai can find similar prototypes in Chinese ancient books

就如山童这一妖怪，有人就认为它们是从中国迁徙到日本的山魈

Just like Mountain Boy, some people think they are SHANXIAO from China to Japan

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但不管这些妖魔鬼怪到底祖归何处

But no matter where these monsters birthplace are

它们都是人类文化长河中的一颗明珠

They are all a pearl in the long river of human culture

各类妖魔鬼怪、魑魅魍魉的传闻随着人们的饭后闲谈一直流传至今

Rumors of various demons, ghosts, and sprites have been circulating since people's after-dining chats

成为了人类文明史上不可磨灭的一部分

Became an indelible part of the history of human civilization

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