I've seen several posts saying that と cannot be used to mean 'and' when linking clauses. They say it should be treated as 'when'. I have come across several sentences in my studies that do not support this conclusion e.g.

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> 鬼は、一寸｛いっすん}ぼうしを吐き出すと、大急ぎで逃げていきました
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> The ogre spit out 一寸ぼうし 'and' hurriedly ran away.
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> \*When the ogre spit out 一寸ぼうし he hurriedly ran away
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It doesn't feel right to interpret と as 'when' here because that would imply that I already knew the ogre had/was going to spit him out (I don't know this from the prior sentences in the story).

Furthermore, grammar books tell me that と should be used to mean 'when' only if the main clause is a natural consequence of the condition. Here's another sentence from the same story

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> 都に着くと、いっ寸ぼうしは大臣の家に行きました。
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> When he arrived at the capital, いっ寸ぼうし went to the nobleman's house.
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Using 'when' makes sense here since I already knew he was going to the capital, but, going to the nobleman's house isn't a natural consequence of arriving in the capital (in fact, I would claim it was volitional. And volitional statements are explicitly banned when using と to mean 'when'). If I move いっ寸ぼうしは to the front of the sentence I could equally well translate the sentence as "いっ寸ぼうし arrived at the capital and went to the nobleman's house." Can someone please provide some insight into the use of と in sentences like these. Also, could I write 鬼は、一寸ぼうしを吐き出して、大急ぎで逃げていきました for the first sentence, and how would it differ in meaning/nuance?