Konjaku Monogatarishū
Other examples of pseudo-folktales composed in the Middle Ages are the "Uji Shūi Monogatari" (13th century) that includes "Kobutori Jīsan" — the old man with the hump on his cheek — and "Straw Millionaire". This and the "Konjaku Monogatarishū" (12th century) contain a number of a type of tales called "setsuwa", a generic term for narratives of various nature, anything from moralizing to comical. Both works are divided into parts containing tales from India, tales from China, and tales from Japan. In the "Konjaku Monogatarishū" can be seen the early developments of the Kintarō legend, familiar in folktale-type form.