![Alanna F on Twitter: "Kappa, Japanese water demons, drown&eat kids, but spill the water in their head&they die #FolkloreThursday https://t.co/wTarLSbXeJ" / Twitter Alanna F on Twitter: "Kappa, Japanese water demons, drown&eat kids, but spill the water in their head&they die #FolkloreThursday https://t.co/wTarLSbXeJ" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ckh7jDZWkAEAR0z.jpg)
Alanna F on Twitter: "Kappa, Japanese water demons, drown&eat kids, but spill the water in their head&they die #FolkloreThursday https://t.co/wTarLSbXeJ" / Twitter
Knuckles Stories - Kappa The Kappa or "water goblin" is the definitive aquatic monster of Japanese legend, resembling a fusion of duck, frog and turtle. A small pool of water on a
![TIL that there is a type of water demon in Japanese folklore called a Kappa that bears a striking resemblance to someone we met recently… : r/AnimalCrossing TIL that there is a type of water demon in Japanese folklore called a Kappa that bears a striking resemblance to someone we met recently… : r/AnimalCrossing](https://i.redd.it/er4lxmvddvy71.jpg)
TIL that there is a type of water demon in Japanese folklore called a Kappa that bears a striking resemblance to someone we met recently… : r/AnimalCrossing
![Japan: A 'kawataro' water imp. From the Kaikidan Ekotoba Monster Scroll, mid-19th century. The kawataro is a variety of kappa or water imp which likes to eat people and to practice sumo. Japan: A 'kawataro' water imp. From the Kaikidan Ekotoba Monster Scroll, mid-19th century. The kawataro is a variety of kappa or water imp which likes to eat people and to practice sumo.](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2B01820/japan-a-kawataro-water-imp-from-the-kaikidan-ekotoba-monster-scroll-mid-19th-century-the-kawataro-is-a-variety-of-kappa-or-water-imp-which-likes-to-eat-people-and-to-practice-sumo-an-indentation-on-top-of-the-creatures-head-is-filled-with-water-the-kawataro-becomes-weak-when-the-water-spills-out-the-kaikidan-ekotoba-is-a-mid-19th-century-handscroll-that-profiles-33-legendary-monsters-and-human-oddities-mostly-from-the-kyushu-region-of-japan-but-with-several-from-other-countries-including-china-russia-and-korea-2B01820.jpg)