The White woman leaned towards him, lower and lower until her face almost touched him, and then he discovered that she was beautiful - although her eyes frightened him. For a moment she continued to look at him - then she smiled and whispered. "I intended to do to you what I did to the other man. But I can't help but feel pity for you - you are so young...
You are a handsome lad, Minokichi, and now I will not harm you. But if you ever tell - even to your own mother - what you saw tonight, I will know; and then I will kill you...

The ghost stories of Lafcadio Hearn are based on ancient myths and legends of the Far East, featuring all kinds of strange supernatural beings, such as apparitions, elements, demons, deities, strange animals, and nature spirits. Sometimes terrifying, sometimes melancholic, and sometimes comical, but always peculiar and captivating, these beings introduce the reader to a world where the supernatural element is intertwined with the natural landscape, becoming a part of human everyday life.