山姥 · Mannō, Nakatado District, Kagawa · 1984
Meet a yamauba and keep a straight face
What the record says
If you meet a yamauba in the mountains, act as though you have seen nothing. If you smile at her, she will have you.
Our summary in English of the record as catalogued; the original card is in Japanese.
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Yamauba
山姥（やまうば）
A man carries a woven object home from the hills, and that night a woman's voice demands the return of her ashinaka.