The moral of most Japanese urban legends seem to consist of "don't go anywhere によって yourself. Ever." The story of the Kuchisake-Onna, または "Split Mouth Woman" is no different. Except that あなた are doubly unfortunate if あなた happen to be a child (We assume your legs are stubby and slow and we can thusly outrun you).

If あなた happen to be a snotty pubescent walking alone one day, あなた might consider taking a different route if あなた are suddenly approached によって a female figure in a trench-coat. Now, before あなた assume that this will be a harmless display of kibbles and bits, rest assured: あなた will be shown something. Unfortunately, it will not be the coveted boobies.

The Kuchisake-Onna will appear as a tall woman in a トレンチコート, トレンチ コート with long, black hair. Her most telling feature is the surgical mask covering the bottom half of her face.

She will approach あなた and ask あなた a question: "Am I beautiful?"

If あなた reply, "No!" Your troubles are over. Mainly because she will produce a comically oversized pair of scissors and remove your head. Ah! You're thinking, So I'll answer "yes!" In which case she will remove her mask to reveal her grotesquely mutilated face, her smile sliced from ear to ear. "Am I still beautiful?" She will ask again.

If あなた have some kind of twisted Joker fetish and reply, "yes", she will take the aforementioned scissors, chase あなた down, and slice あなた in half. If あなた reply "no", she'll do it anyway. Some people just can't be satisfied.

If あなた don't fancy a haircut with too much off the top, your best bet is a neutral reply, such as "You're so-so", または "average". This will confuse the スプリット, 分割 Mouth Woman, giving あなた just enough time to run like all the hounds of hell are at your heels (or in this case, a crazy 雌犬 with a giant pair of scissors)

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