辻つじ噺ばなし

noun

street storytelling; beggar's tale

Rare historical term for a person telling stories, especially war tales, near roads or temples while soliciting money. Related to 辻講釈.

See also: 辻講釈

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいには、辻つじ噺ばなしが道みち端ばたで軍ぐん記き物ものを語かたって金かねを乞こうた。

  In the Edo period, street storytellers would recount war tales by the roadside and beg for money.