Fujiwara no Yasumasa(958-1036) was a famous musician at the Heian court who also served
as governor of a province near Kyoto. Yasumasa had a brother, Hakamadare Yasusake, also
known as Kidomaru, who became an outlaw rather than accept a position under Raiko. Late one
evening, under a full moon, Yasumasa strolled home over the moors, playing his flute. Kidomaru,
a big man,needed some new robes, and cerpt up behind Yasumasa intending to attack and strip him.
Before he could strike, he became enchanted by the music of the flute. He quietly followed
Tasumasa to his house, and it was only then that Yasumasa noticed him. He gave Hakamadare a robe
and sent him on his way, with words meaning approximately,"Next time,ask."
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