Hidesato was a valiant samurai warrior. One day he set off in search of adventure and found that the bridge over the lake was blocked by a sleeping serpent, as large as a tree.
Fearless, Hidesato leapt over serpent and made to go on his way, but the snake changed into a majestic looking man, the King of the Lake.
Fearless, Hidesato leapt over serpent and made to go on his way, but the snake changed into a majestic looking man, the King of the Lake.
The King explained that he had transformed himself into a serpent to help him find the warrior who would be brave enough to confront the terrible dragon that was threatening his kingdom and his people. Hidesato was the warrior he had been looking for. So the two men journeyed to the King of the Lake's realm, making their way through a lake where the waters parted so that they did not get wet. The night the monstrous dragon came down out of the mountains to the side of the lake. Its eyes were like pools of fire. Valiant Hidesato stood waiting ready for it with his bow. When the warrior's arrow struck the dragon, the fires in its eyes were extinguished. Then Hidesato's sword pierced the dragon's flaming tongue. With a howl of pain and humiliation, the dragon turned and fled, and was never seen again.
As a reward, the King of the Lake gave Hidesato treasure enough to last any man for a thousand years.
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