Ancient Tales and Folk-Lore of Japan

Book Excerpt: ...'My spirit could not rest until it had lived with K noj , whom it knew to be faithful. It has done this now, and is prepared to rest. My only desire is to see K noj marry my sister.'Hasunuma, his wife, and K noj held a consultation. They were quite prepared that O Kei should marry, and K noj did not object.All things being settled, the ghost-girl held out her hand to K noj saying: 'This is the last time you will touch the hand of O Ko. Farewell, my dear parents Farewell to you all I am about to pass away.'Then she fainted away, and seemed dead, and remained thus for half an hour; while the others, overcome with the strange and weird things which they had seen and heard, sat round her, hardly uttering a word.At the end of half an hour the body came to life, and standing up, said: 'Dear parents, have no more fear for me. I am perfectly well again; but I have no idea how I got down from my sick-room i...