 Kitsune are commonly portrayed as lovers , usually in stories involving a young human male and a kitsune who takes the form of a human woman . The kitsune may be a seductress , but these stories are more often romantic in nature . Typically , the young man unknowingly marries the fox , who proves a devoted wife . The man eventually discovers the fox 's true nature , and the fox @-@ wife is forced to leave him . In some cases , the husband wakes as if from a dream , filthy , disoriented , and far from home . He must then return to confront his abandoned family in shame . 
 Kitsune are commonly portrayed as lovers , usually in stories involving a young human male and a kitsune <a href='null_relcl' title='1'><mark>who</mark></a><a href='uninflect' title='2'><mark>takes</mark></a> the form of a human woman . The kitsune may be a seductress , but these stories <a href='drop_aux' title='3'><mark>are</mark></a>more often romantic in nature . Typically , the young man unknowingly <a href='uninflect' title='4'><mark>marries</mark></a> the fox , <a href='null_relcl' title='5'><mark>who</mark></a><a href='uninflect' title='6'><mark>proves</mark></a> a devoted wife . The man eventually <a href='uninflect' title='7'><mark>discovers</mark></a> the fox <a href='null_genetive' title='8'><mark>'s</mark></a>true nature , and the fox @-@ wife is forced to leave him . In some cases , the husband <a href='uninflect' title='9'><mark>wakes</mark></a> as if from a dream , filthy , disoriented , and far from home . He must then return to confront his abandoned family in shame . 
Kitsune are commonly portrayed as lovers , usually in stories involving a young human male and a kitsune take the form of a human woman . The kitsune may b a seductress , but dese stories more often romantic in nature . Typically , the young man unknowingly marry the fox , prove a devoted wife . The man eventually discover the fox  true nature , and the fox @-@ wife is forced to leave him . In some cases , da husband wake as if from a dream , filthy , disoriented , and far from home . He must then return to confront his abandoned fam in shame .