Home Creators Posts Import Register Favorites Logout

Downloads

Content

I found a story in one of the old books (Tochigi Prefecture) that I couldn't find it anywhere on line. It's called 龍母球, which I'm guessing is Ryūbōdama or "The Dragon Mother's Jewel."

You can recognize a familiar trope at the beginning, but has a couple turns in there. 

I hope you like it  ♪(๑ᴖ◡ᴖ๑)♪

XO,

terrie

Comments

Andy McLellan

I so wanted there to be a happy ending! Is there a plan to ever collect a number of these bedtime stories into a book?

Andy McLellan

Yes, please! Although it was heartbreaking, I am glad you stayed true to the original.

Anthony Cobb

This was a great story. It seems like there are so many folktales where a man falls in love with a woman, only to discover she's a mystical being. Inevitably, he makes a foolish mistake and loses her. It reminded me of the short film The Woman of the Snow from the Kwaidan anthology, which had a similar theme

Uncanny Japan -- Thersa Matsuura

Yes, yes! When I read through the stories in my huge collection, I very often find similar themes. That is one of them. It's really interesting that they are so similar even among very distant prefectures.