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

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

The Kuchisake-Onna will appear as a tall woman in a 트렌치 코트 with long, black hair. Her most telling feature is the surgical mask covering the bottom half of her face.

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

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

If 당신 don't fancy a haircut with too much off the top, your best bet is a neutral reply, such as "You're so-so", 또는 "average". This will confuse the 스플릿, 분할 Mouth Woman, giving 당신 just enough time to run like all the hounds of hell are at your heels (or in this case, a crazy 암캐, 암 캐 with a giant pair of scissors)

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