Reading Notes: Ozaki B

- I wonder why people were lured to an "old woman"s cottage.. I see that most are probably lost travelers 

- Weird that she would be reluctant to let someone stay if she were wanting to eat human flesh, one would think that she would be more than willing

- Interesting that she organized the bones

- She did tell him not to look...

- I like how she called him a wicked man when she is the one that ate human flesh 

- Many of these stories talk about towns people being terrified of a monster that lives outside the village

- Watanabe in a way was dared to check if there were any ogres at the gate of Rashomon

- He in fact did stumble upon an ogre and engaged in battle with until the ogre was tired and ran away

- He chased the ogre but could not catch up, but went back to the gate where he found the arm of an ogre

- He was deemed a hero and kept the ogre's arm safe and locked in a box scared he would come back for it and hurt others

- His old "nurse" came back into his life so that she could praise him and see the arm, but unfortunately for her he began to refuse

- She was very persistent though and showed her

- She transformed into the ogre, stole her arm and ran away never bothering anyone again

- I wonder how old they are 

- His wife gets sick and unfortunately passes, but gives her daughter some big and respectful advice

- This reminds me of Cinderella and Ella Enchanted or Snow White

- She poisoned her own child! on accident instead of the little princess

- Hase- Hine was loved by everyone by except for her step mom no matter what happened or how many good things she did

- This is extremely similar to the story of snow white, like uncanny!

Old House in the Plains (UnSplash)

Story source: Japanese Fairy Tales by Yei Theodora Ozaki (1908).