1.  Once upon a time one  young man walked
        along the mountain path.

                         

   

   2.  " I'm very hungry. "

                         
   
   
   3.  " Wow. There are derisious foods in the chapel.  "

         When he found many delicious foods,he lost
         himself in starting to eat them.

                         

   
   
   4.  " You are very hungry,aren't you. "

       " Wow, I lost myself eating foods.
        I do'nt founud that there is a human in the chapel. "



                           

   
   
   5. " I'm sorry. I don't eat for 3days. "

         " No problem. I can not eat these foods by myself. "



                             

   
   
   6.  " Because I'm a  human sacrifice.
          I'd be eaten by a god 3 days later.
          Even if I look at many delicious foods,
          I have no appetite now. "

        " What ?  Are you human sacrifice ? "



                               

   
   
    7.  " Yes. There is  the god who called YA-MA-GA-MI
            in this deep mountain area.
           The villege people must  sacrifice a girl for every year. "

            " The god who sacrifices a girl isn't a true god.
             It is a devil.
              You saved me ,so I save you at this time. "

      ※ YA-MA-GA-MI means Mountain God.



                         

   
   
   8.   The young man found a wood in the chapel.
         He starts to cut some parts.

       " What do you making ? "

      " I make a doll which is substitute for you."

        He is a marionette maker. He had traveled
        to many countries for his training.



                         

   
   
   9.   ― 3days later ―

       " Okey, I get the time. "

       " This doll is the same outward appearance just
         as me. "

                             

   
   
   10.      ―  At that night  ―

            When they hid in the corner in a chapel,
            one doubtful man comes in.

           " Tee, hee, hee,hee!  What a appetizing girl ! "



                             

   
   
   11.   The young man mutters

          " The god who sacrifices a girl doesn't exist.

             You are  a devil. "

                             

   
   
   12.  " I-ta-da-ki-ma-su ! "



                           

   
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   13.  " Now. Go ! "

            The young man pulls string.



                           

   
   
   14.  " Yeeeeeh ! "



                           

   
   
15.  " I get it. "

      " Wow, YAMAGAMI transuform to ----. "



                           

   
   
   16.  YA-MA-GA-MI transforms itself into a huge
          spider.



                           

   
   
   17.  October 15th is called ningyo-no-hi in Japan.
          It's means the doll's day.
          Many Japanese people hold a memorial service

         for their dolls at the temple.

          But Japanese people don't know the origin.
          I've heard that perhaps It's the day that the doll
          killed the  YA-MA-GA-MI.

                                                               - The End -