In the reign of Emperor Shomu, there was a girl named Nunoshiki no Omi Kinume in Yamada District, Sanuki. Kinume suddenly fell gravely ill. To soothe the plague god who brought the sickness, her family set out a great feast as offerings on both sides of the gate.
A demon sent by King Enma came to take Kinume to the underworld. He had run a long way and was worn out. When he saw the feast at the gate, he could not help himself and ate it.
When he had finished, the demon said to Kinume, "I have accepted your feast. I must repay the favor. Is there anyone with the same name as you?" Kinume answered, "In Utari District of this same province there is a Kinume with the same clan name and the same given name."
The demon took Kinume to the house of the Kinume of Utari and carried that Kinume off instead. The Kinume of Yamada made her way home, exhausted.
But when King Enma saw the Kinume of Utari who had been brought to him, he said, "This is not the one I summoned. You have made a mistake. Keep her here for now. Go quickly and bring the Kinume of Yamada." The demon could not hide it, and took the Kinume of Yamada.
When the Kinume of Utari went home, three days had passed, and her body had already been cremated. She came back and appealed to King Enma: "My body is gone, and I have nowhere to dwell." The king asked, "Is the body of the Kinume of Yamada still there?" "It is." The king said, "Then take that body as your own."
And so the Kinume of Utari entered the body of the Kinume of Yamada and came back to life. When she woke, she said, "This is not my house. My house is in Utari." Her parents said, "You are our daughter. Why do you say such things?" But she would not listen.
Kinume went to the house in Utari and said, "This is my home." The parents there said, "You are not our daughter. We cremated our daughter." When Kinume told them in detail what King Enma had said, the parents of both houses were convinced, and Kinume inherited the wealth of both families and had four parents.
Offering a feast is never wasted. Those who have possessions should make offerings and give. This too is a strange tale.