A grandparent’s love
Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories from around the internet
Tara A. Devlin
4.8 • 614 Ratings
🗓️ 1 March 2019
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Look after your grandparents and they’ll look after you, even from beyond the grave. Discover four tales of the elderly from Japan looking to help—or hinder—their grandchildren well into the afterlife.
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| 0:00.0 | I heard this story when I was in elementary school. |
| 0:14.0 | My sister heard it from one of her friends, and that friend heard it from her older brother. |
| 0:22.3 | The older brother's friend had a dream. |
| 0:25.7 | In that dream, he saw an old lady. |
| 0:29.4 | The old lady was looking around restlessly for something. |
| 0:34.4 | What are you looking for? he asked. My eyes, she said. |
| 0:41.3 | They looked for them together, but they didn't find them. |
| 0:45.3 | The next day, the boy lost his eyesight. |
| 0:49.3 | The older brother who heard the story was surprised. |
| 0:57.8 | That night, he also dreamt about the old woman. |
| 1:04.8 | The older brother approached her, and as expected, she was looking for her eyes. |
| 1:10.2 | He helped her to look, and finally they found them. |
| 1:12.1 | When the older brother woke up, nothing happened. |
| 1:17.0 | Neither my sister, nor my sister's friend, dreamt of the old lady. |
| 1:23.5 | Neither have I. |
| 1:26.0 | But if you happen to come across an old lady in your dreams, who is looking for something, |
| 1:32.6 | make sure you find it. |
| 1:34.8 | Otherwise, she might happen to take it from you, even if that's your own life. |
| 1:54.1 | Hey guys, I'm your host Tara A. Devlin and welcome to another episode of Kowabana, |
| 1:57.9 | true Japanese scary stories from around the internet. |
| 2:01.6 | This week, we're looking at tales of grandparents and the lengths they'll go to for their grandchildren, |
| 2:05.3 | even if that means from beyond the grave. |
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