Once a beautiful woman and a wife to a samurai. The woman then got her face disfigured by her husband when she got caught cheating with another man . Her husband then slit open her mouth from ear to ear and thus she has a Glasgow smile. ( like joker from batman)
Kuchisake Onna would appear to people that is alone during the night time by wearing a surgical mask,(This is not uncommon for the Japanese) and ask that person if she is pretty. If they said no, she will kill them immediately or slit open their mouth like hers with a pair of long scissors.
If the person said yes, she will unmask herself and ask "how about now?' showing her slit mouth. If the person said no at this point. She will kill the victim immediately, if the person says yes, the victim will not be safe as well, she will cut the person's mouth so that the victim will look like her.
The only way to survive from her is to say yes for the first question and "so-so",average" or "ok-ok" the second time which caused the Kuchisake Onna to pause awhile and think about the response giving the victim a chance to escape. The other way to escape from her is by throwing fruits or candies at her which she will the pick it up and this has given the victim a chance to escape.
This tale is to teach people to stay faithful.
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