Note 1023 — Chapter V · THE MAGICAL CONTROL OF THE WEATHER (continued 2)
Reading edition
R. Lange, “Bitten um Regen in Japan,” Zeitschrift des Vereins für Volkskunde, iii. (1893) pp. 334 sq. Compare W. G. Aston, Shinto (London, 1905), p. 153. However, the throwing of the dragon into the waterfall may be a homoeopathic charm rather than a punishment.