Kappas live in water, residing in rivers & lakes. They have webbed toes & fingers, but will come on land when they are hungry. If there is no water in their hollow, the Kappa is paralyzed & can die from starvation. If you just throw a cucumber into the water, the Kappa will have no idea where or who it came from. Names have power because it is the essence of a life. Once a Kappa ingests your written cucumber, it can identify you & even see you as a friend. Once the cucumber is out of their system, they can attack you, as they identify you as a foe.

Kappas are rated XXXX & are dangerous due to them attacking humans. The best way to defend yourself against a Kappa is to be polite, as they must be polite back to you. Bow towards them until they do the same. Its water on their head will empty & cannot move. You can either flee & leave it to die or get water & refill their head. By refilling their head, Kappas will see your kind gesture & won't attack. Before swimming in lakes or ponds, write your name on a cucumber & drop it into the water. Iron, ginger, & sesame wards off Kappas.

Fun Facts
⊱ An uncommon term of Kappa is cucumber & a common term is river child.
⊱ To protect your home from a Kappa attack, use an iron fence around your yard & plant ginger & sesame seeds.
⊱ Their skin have various colored scales with blue, yellow, & green being the most common. Their torso is similar to a turtle & their face is a cross look-a-like between a human & a monkey, with a beak as a mouth.
⊱ Kappas love cucumbers & will take your offering as a sign of peace.