THE LEGEND OF THE GHOSTLY WATERFALL original: "Yurei-Daki"

...ing to remove the wraps in which the boy had been carried—"Why, you are all wet behind!"

Then, with a husky scream, the helper cried out, "Oh! It is blood!" original: "Arà!"—a Japanese exclamation of surprise or alarm

And out of the unfastened wrappings, a blood-soaked bundle of baby clothes fell to the floor,

A sepia-toned illustration depicting a woman in a kimono standing in a wooded area beside a large tree trunk and a stone lantern (tōrō). She carries a large rectangular chest or pack on her back, secured with straps and featuring Japanese characters on the side. She is looking down with a somber expression. The artist's signature and the date "1902" are visible at the bottom left of the image.

leaving exposed two very small brown feet and two very small brown hands—nothing more.

The child’s head had been torn off! . . .