the Kappa is a
water demon that inhabits rivers and lakes and devours disobedient little children. The Kappa, a word meaning ‘river
child’, is usually depicted with the body of a tortoise, a beak, and the limbs of a frog, and has a hollow filled with water on top of his head. While they are primarily water creatures, they are believed to occasionally venture onto land. According to
legend, the cavity must be kept
wet when the Kappa ventures out of the water, or he will lose his powers. The Kappa is one of the most well-known folk legends in Japan and many believe the mythical creature to be true.
Person A: I saw the Kappa!
Person B: The Kappa? That's just a mythological being you
nerd..
Person A: Do-
Don't believe me? It's over there..
Person B: Looks kinda like a frog with the body of a
tortoise??